Molly and Thomas Martens' trial date for murder of Jason Corbett may be confirmed next month

Molly Martens, 33, enters the Davidson County Courthouse in Lexington, North Carolina, USA, on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 for the final day of the Jason Corbett murder trial. She and her father, Thomas Martens, 67, a former FBI agent, were convicted of second-degree murder. Corbett, a native of Ireland who lived in Davidson County, was bludgeoned to death on August 2nd, 2015. Photo by Jerry Wolford.

A date could be set in September for the trial of Molly and Thomas Martens for the 2015 murder of Limerick man Jason Corbett.

At a hearing scheduled for September 21, Judge David Hall and legal representatives on both sides are expected to set a trial date at Davidson Superior Court.

Jason Corbett, 39, was found beaten to death on 2nd August, 2015, in the home he shared with Molly Martens (38), his second wife, and his two children, Jack and Sarah, from his first marriage.

Molly Martens and her father Thomas (72) were convicted of second-degree murder and were sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison. But the state appellate courts overturned the convictions, saying that the trial judge made a prejudicial error in excluding statements that Jack and Sarah made to social workers.

Sharon Martens (R) and lawyer Doug Kingsbury with Molly Martens leaving Davidson County jail

The Corbett family has publicly expressed frustration at the delays.

Marilyn Corbett, Jason’s sister, has been quoted as saying, “We have been left completely in the dark. We don’t know what’s happening.” The family has reached out to Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland for help in finding out when the case might be retried.

Jack and Sarah, who are both teenagers now, are expected to be crucial witnesses in the case. They attended the hearing in March.