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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Pat Flanagan

Court win for Jason Corbett double killers as Molly Martens and dad secure retrial move

A judge has ruled that Molly Martens and her father Tom can have their retrial over the killing of Irishman Jason Corbett moved to another part of North Carolina.

Former beauty queen Martens, 38, argued she and her 72-year-old ex-FBI agent dad Tom would not receive a fair trial over the second-degree murder of the Limerick-born widower if the trial took place in Davidson County.

The ruling by a US judge is seen as a major victory for the pair and a significant setback for the prosecution and the Corbett family.

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