A man has been charged in connection to the death of an Irish woman in New York.

Forty-one-year-old Sarah McNally, who was originally from County Longford, was attacked while working in a pub on Saturday.

She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. 

Thirty-sex-year-old Marcin Pieciak, with an address in Queens, was arrested and has been charged in connection to her killing.

Longford Municipal District Cathaoirleach Councillor Martin Monaghan said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at the minute at this tragic time”. 

“We’d be hoping the Longford community in New York would rally around and help the family in need at the minute,” he said. 

Image: Sarah McNally. Picture by: Facebook.