US police surgeon claims Jason Corbett's first wife could have died by strangulation

For the past week, Ms Martens' defence team has been presenting claims that there was a pattern of abuse by Jason Corbett towards his wife throughout their marriage. Picture: Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal

A US police surgeon has told a sentencing hearing that it is possible that Jason Corbett’s first wife died because of strangulation.

The claim was made despite the cause of death of Margaret “Mags” Corbett being determined by Irish doctors as an asthma attack, and robust denials of any suspicions from her family.