Claim man killed in US ‘responsible for first wife’s death’

A US man charged with murdering his Irish son-in-law, Jason Corbett, will claim that Mr Corbett’s father-in-law from his first marriage held Mr Corbett responsible for his first wife’s death, court documents have revealed.

The claim has been made weeks after the prosecution accused Thomas Martens and his daughter, Molly, of using pre-trial submissions to make public claims that may not be accepted as evidence when they stand trial for the murder of Mr Corbett, Molly’s husband.

Mr Corbett, 39, was found dead in the early hours of August 2, 2015, in the home he shared with Ms Martens, 33, in Panther Creek, Wallburg, North Carolina.