Lawyers for a US woman who, along with her father is accused of murdering her Irish husband, have moved to block prosecutors from submitting an interview with the dead man’s son as trial evidence.

A sister of an Irishman who died after an attack in the US has spoken publically of her loss for the first time since the incident, saying his death would leave footprints across their lives forever.

The stepmother of Jack and Sarah Corbett, who were brought home to Ireland after their father’s violent death in the US, has stepped up her social media campaign to speak to the children.