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flag Marcin Pieciak was sentenced to 24 years for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend Sarah McNally 19 times in a Queens bar attack.

flag Marcin Pieciak, 37, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the March 30, 2024, fatal stabbing of Sarah McNally, a 41-year-old Irish bartender from Longford, at The Céilí House in Queens, New York. flag Pieciak, McNally’s former boyfriend, attacked her 19 times with knives, causing fatal injuries including damage to her carotid artery and spine. flag After the attack, he attempted to harm himself and was subdued by a patron before being arrested. flag He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and was sentenced by Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant, with five years of post-release supervision. flag The case drew national attention, with prosecutors describing the attack as unprovoked and brutal, and McNally’s family expressing profound grief over her death.

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