The pair, who admitted killing Limerick man Jason Corbett, were sentenced to a minimum of seven months in prison in November
Thomas Martens
No indication Molly Martens will be released early after both sentenced for killing Limerick man Jason Corbett in North Carolina in 2016
Prison service say that the confusion over the announcement was due to ‘human error’
District attorney says decision on release date is taken by administrative body based on issues such as judge’s committal papers, behaviour and time already served
If mitigation is proper in setting sentences – and it is – aggravation should be considered too
Historian Joanna Bourke believes evil acts committed by women are magnified because of ‘the idea that violence is a property of men’
Detectives suspect Molly Martens carefully planned recordings and events leading up to the night that she and her father Thomas, the former FBI agent, beat the Limerick man to death
Jason Corbett killing: Changes to rules on evidence left prosecutors exposed to higher chance of a successful defence in case, says district attorney
Thomas Martens and daughter Molly Martens were sentenced to between 51 and 74 months in prison for killing Jason Corbett in 2015
Molly Martens and Thomas Martens will receive credit for 44 months already served for 2015 killing of Limerick man
Thomas Martens, lawyer and FBI operative, was well able for the novice criminal investigator interviewing him
Molly Martens and Thomas Martens' sentencing followed highly emotional victim impact statements from Jason Corbett's children
Jason Corbett killing: Defence lawyers for Molly Martens and her father Thomas want US judge to apply extreme mitigation in sentencing
Character witnesses describe former FBI agent who faces sentencing for manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett
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