COURT WIN AS MOLLY GETS TRIAL TRANSFER

Jason Corbett double killers secure legal victory as they get retrial move

- PAT FLANAGAN

A JUDGE has ruled that Molly Martens and her father Tom can have their retrial over the killing of Irishman Jason Corbett moved to another part of North Carolina.

Former beauty queen Martens, 38, argued she and her 72-year-old ex-FBI agent dad Tom would not receive a fair trial over the second-degree murder of the Limerick-born widower if the trial took place in Davidson County.

The ruling by a US judge is seen as a major victory for the pair and a significant setback for the prosecution and the Corbett family.

Superior Court Judge David Hall said he would allow the case to move to Forsyth County in a move that is a victory for the two defendants.