Evil ex, 37, sentenced for stabbing Sarah McNally 19 times in NYC bar as her ‘last moments replays’ in parents’ heads

He addressed her family in his admission
A MONSTER who admitted stabbing his Irish ex-girlfriend to death in a New York bar has been jailed for 24 years.

Psycho Marcin Pieciak was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to the brutal manslaughter of Sarah McNally at a Queens pub in 2024.

McNally, 41, was working as a bartender at The Ceili House in Maspeth, when evil Pieciak, 37, stabbed her and attempted to take his own life in March of last year.

Pieciak had initially been charged with murder, but agreed to plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter last month.

In court this week, Pieciak reaffirmed his guilt and said he accepted the sentence, adding that he hoped Sarah’s family in Ireland could one day forgive him.

He said he had no explanation for his actions and that he thought about McNally every day and what he had done.

Addressing her family in Ireland, Pieciak said: “I know it’s too soon now, but I hope one day for forgiveness.”

Tragic Sarah had been romantically involved with Pieciak, but had ended the relationship and told him she was returning to Ireland.

On 20 March 2024, Pieciak went to The Ceili House bar and attacked McNally, who was working behind the bar at the time, stabbing her 19 times and causing severe injury to her neck, back and chest.

She suffered damage to her carotid artery, and her spine was severed.

In court last month, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz outlined the circumstances that resulted in Sarah’s vicious death.

She said: “Marcin Pieciak walked into Sarah McNally’s place of employment and viciously attacked the 41-year-old.

HORROR INJURIES

“The defendant stabbed the victim 19 times, severing her spine and then stabbed himself as he tried to escape the premises.

“Thankfully, a brave bar patron stopped the defendant and detained him until police arrived.

“This murder shocked the community and McNally’s loved ones.

“With this guilty plea, the defendant has been held accountable for his actions.”

On Friday, Pieciak was sentenced to 24 years in prison, to be followed by five years of post-release supervision, the District Attorney’s office added.

‘HORRIFYING’ EVIDENCE

Handing down the sentence, Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant described video surveillance footage that captured the attack as one of the “most horrifying” things she had ever seen.

A prosecutor read a victim impact statement from Sarah’s parents, who were not present in the courtroom.

It said: “Since this day our lives have changed forever. The fear, the pain of Sarah’s last moments replays in our heads. Thinking about how frightened she would have been pains our hearts.”

The letter outlined their devastation at the loss of their only child, saying that Pieciak had “stolen the light” from their lives.

Sarah’s family also told how they were praying for anyone who was present in the pub at the time of the attack, saying that nobody deserved to witness that kind of “evil.”

‘SHELL SHOCKED’

Sarah’s funeral took place at St Mel’s Cathedral in Co Longford in April, 2024, with heartbroken family and friends gathering to remember the popular bar worker.

Her friend Aine told the mass how Sarah was “the Lisa-Marie to her father’s Elvis” as the two shared a close bond.

Sarah was also remembered as “a unique force to be reckoned with”.

Aine said: “How do you sum up Sarah McNally? You can’t.

“She was larger than life, she was someone special. A unique force to be reckoned with, she was made for great things.

“Everyone in her community at home and abroad are shell-shocked – none more so than her beloved family.

“She was your everything, your baby, your life, your one and only. Sarah was so well known, for her beauty, her kindness and huge personality.

“She went out to take on the world with the ability she gained from her doting parents.”

Thinking about how frightened she would have been pains our hearts”Parents’ victim impact statement

Aine went on to speak about the particularly close relationship Sarah shared with her father Des.

She added: “There’s so many good things to say about her but there’s not enough time.

“(Sarah) was loyal, trustworthy and she gave the best hugs. We were proud to know her.

“She was daddy’s girl; you gave her the confidence she had, and the independence and the gift of the gab.

“She was savvy and she could hold her own, remaining true to herself, always.”