Sarah McNally, a 41-year-old Irish immigrant and bartender, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Marcin Pieciak, 36, inside the Céilí House pub in Maspeth, Queens, on Saturday evening. The incident unfolded around 6:35 p.m., when police responded to a 911 call at the pub. Upon arrival, they found McNally with a stab wound to her neck and Pieciak with stab wounds to his back and neck. Both were rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where McNally was pronounced dead, while Pieciak was initially listed in critical condition but later stabilized.
The couple had been living together in Glendale for about a year. Pieciak allegedly attacked McNally with a knife in each hand, leading to her fatal injury. Following the attack, Pieciak turned the knives on himself, inflicting self-inflicted wounds. When police arrived, they attempted to disarm Pieciak, but he refused to comply, leading to his tasering. Both individuals were taken to NYC Health and Hospitals in Elmhurst in critical condition.
McNally, originally from Longford, Ireland, had been working as a civil employee for the Irish Prison Service and had been in the United States for about ten years. She was described as a “wonderful young woman, bright, vivacious, witty, and charismatic” by a parliament member serving Longford. The incident has left the community in shock, with many expressing deep sorrow and condolences to McNally’s family and friends.
Case Charges and Update
Marcin Pieciak, 36, has been charged with the murder of Sarah McNally, a 41-year-old Irish woman from Longford, in a tragic incident that occurred at The Céilí House pub in Maspeth, Queens, on Saturday night. Pieciak is accused of stabbing McNally to death with two knives and then turning the knives on himself, leading to self-inflicted wounds. He faces a charge of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, namely two knives.
Pieciak was arrested and charged at 12.38 pm local time on Monday, as confirmed by the New York Police Department (NYPD). He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition, where he was tasered by police due to his refusal to comply with disarming efforts. McNally was rushed to the same hospital and later pronounced dead. Pieciak is currently in the hospital and has been declared medically fit to face court, although no specific date for his arraignment has been released.
The incident is described as domestic in nature, with Pieciak allegedly storming into the New York bar armed with two knives and stabbing McNally, a former civil servant with the Irish Prison Service. McNally was working at The Céilí House for less than 12 months and had been living in the United States for about ten years. The family of Sarah McNally has expressed their heartbreak over her violent death, with her mother, Dorrie, having left Ireland for the US.
The New York Police Department has been in contact with Sarah’s family, and the Department of Foreign Affairs has stated its readiness to provide consular assistance to those affected by the tragedy. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing, with no further details on the charges or updates on the case available at this time.
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