by Bernie English [email protected]
MOLLY Martens, the former childminder accused of murdering her husband, Limerickman Jason Corbett, may be in breach of a court order for removing items including furniture and clothes from the home they shared.
A US court will decide the matter after a three page list of removed items was read into the court record. Ms Martens claims that the items were bought on her credit card.
Ms Martens (32), who along with her father Thomas Martens (65) is charged with the murder of her Limerick-born husband, appeared in a North Carolina court this week.
Mr Corbett (39) was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat in his home on August 2 last.
Since his death, Ms Martens fought and lost a custody battle for his two children who are now living with their guardians, Mr Corbett’s sister Treacy Lynch and her husband David.
An attorney representing David Lynch brought the court through an item-by-item inventory of personal belongings removed from the Corbett home at the request of Ms Martens.
In a consent order issued to Davison County Clerk of Court Brian Shipwash in September 2015, Ms Martens said she would not remove items belonging to Mr Corbett from the home they shared at 160 Panther Creek Court in Winston-Salem.
She admitted that the credit card used to pay for the items was paid out of a joint account and was mostly contributed to by Mr Corbett. She estimated that she had contributed less than $5,000 to the account.
Ms Martens also claimed that several items not on the inventory were removed by the Lynches, including photos of Mr Corbett’s two children.
After hearing the evidence, Mr Shipwash said he would issue a judgement on the matter at a later date.
