A New York mother who had recently moved to Killarney, Ireland, with her 13-year-old daughter, was found dead in her home Tuesday.

The girl found 43-year-old Jamey Carney in her bed, with a duvet covering her head and torso and blood splattered on the walls, and called a friend for help. Following an autopsy, the investigation was upgraded to a murder, and Irish police are seeking a man of Middle Eastern origin who may have already fled Ireland, possibly to Northern Ireland or Britain.

He is said to be in his 20s or 30s and has lived in Ireland for about a year as he sought asylum after spending time in France and Turkey. He was known to Carney, and the two had last seen each other Sunday and Monday. Neighbors reported hearing an argument between a man and a woman coming from Carney’s apartment. Police are exploring jealous rage as a possible motive for the murder.

Carney was originally from Westchester County, N.Y., and was known for her pro-Palestinian activism.

Pro-Israel activists implored their followers to show compassion rather than glee over the horrific crime. She may have been in a romantic relationship with her killer, and videos circulating on social media show romantic videos of her with a Middle Eastern-looking man.

“I’m horrified by people here who are joyful about the death of an American pro-Palestine activist who was beaten to death allegedly by her Middle Eastern boyfriend in Ireland,” Jewish Zionist and activist Hen Mazzig wrote on X. “She didn’t deserve it no matter where she stood on anything. Can we not lose our humanity, please? May she rest in peace.”