Hi all! Love this forum. I'm Irish living stateside. Have read many a thread here. It's refreshing to have a discussion forum in relation to this very tragic case where there is no foul language, arguing and unfounded speculation just opinions that aren't being shot down. I have followed this case closely from the beginning, have read every thing that has been written and commented on both in the media and on social media some of which commentary is rather hair raising.
I am keeping a very open mind on this case. I feel so much more will come out when it comes to trial on both sides which may cause a lot of upset to all involved. A few points I would like to share which is entirely my own opinion.....
The medical evidence is pretty clear, one or both of them gave poor Jason a serious hammering. The defence will have to have something up their sleeve to defend their actions. It's possible there may be a red herring in those reports somewhere. The 911 call to me is difficult due to background noise at the 911 callers end. I am trained in transcription however and its hard. I'm sure the police has resources to clear up the background noise. Mr martens demeanor in the call doesn't raise any questions to me. I read a very interesting article in a magazine recently in relation to coping with stress. A female FBI agent offered advice here. She stated that FBI agents are trained in a way that they cannot control all situations but they are trained specifically to control their reaction to situations, training which stays with them for life....hence mr martens calm and controlled 911 call. I personally think she possibly hit him and he is trying to take the blame for her which many loving father's might do in the same situation.
Also I think the whole case is being played out in the media far too much and the commentary on the supporters page could be quite damaging to the prosecution case. The defence could argue a tainted jury pool due to the constant media attention and commentary which appears to be mainly from keyboard warriors who do not know any of the parties personally nor ever met or heard of them before this happened. They will simply retreat behind their computers if there is difficulty getting a fair trial and the Corbett's will be left to cope with it. I understand people are angry but constantly giving interviews to the press about Jason and mollys personalities is not going to achieve anything. It's not a court of public opinion. Also the insults and name calling could be used by the defence as testament to her late husbands character....ie if this is how his friends and family behave....he was the very same..the matter will not be swept under the carpet if there is a media blackout... The case will still go to trial regardless if there is a social media campaign or not. Plus aside from the autopsy report, all else which has been said even what the police based their evidence on to get the warrants is heresay from the Corbett family. Hopefully the evidence the police found relating to his possible relocation to Ireland will back up their claims and they have outside crebable witnesses such as teachers at the children's school, doctors and coaches etc from their various activities to back the claims of her volitile alcoholic tendencies. I wouldn't place much reliance on neighbours... That place seemed to be very much like wisteria lane where curtain twitching and *****ing and jealously is the norm amongst neighbours some may join in as they disliked her long before this happened. The whole privacy issue has been blown out of the water.. Those poor kids have been so exposed and not just from her fb page. There has been more attention drawn to it by alerting the media's attention to it. I would never have seen mollys page myself only it has been referenced so many times in the paper and on the support page and I had a look.
As I said earlier I'm not on any side but keeping an open mind. Noone knows what goes on in a marriage regardless how close siblings may be. I certainly don't discuss intimate private details with my siblings nor would I discuss financial issues with them. If Mr Corbett had an issue with mollys spending he should have taken it up with her. Also the reason for her not working outside the home may have been agreed after taking taxation advice. I have a family member who does not work outside the home for taxation purposes as her husband has a very good income. There's an awful undertone to comments about stay at home wives emerging by supporters.. Saying as she brought no income into the house, she is entitled to nothing not even her clothes that he bought. That's not how a healthy marriage works.. Again the defence may use this as testament to his character.
I believe they were both complex characters ,him clearly not ready to remarry so soon after losing the love of his life and she probably feeling inferior because of this and the silent resentment both may have felt, him because molly was not his beloved mags and molly because she could never give him what mags could....children. I do feel however sympathy for any woman who cannot have children. It's an awful burden to carry esp in a marriage.
A lot of which has been going on esp in relation to retrieving belongings has no place on social media....lawyers can find out everything they need to know for them. Papers like the daily mail which is an absolute rag of a paper which is not known for reporting accurately thrive on this stuff cause it sells papers, they have no regard for the children's privacy and tend to exaggerate facts to make things more dramatic.
One thing I am curious about is why the house was not searched prior to December.... Items of evidential value could have been removed during the four months prior to the search. Very odd indeed.
Also what has Sharon martens role been in this?. There has been no mention of her even being interviewed by police.
It's a curious tale that's for sure and the losers in all this is those two innocent children as they have lost so much and suffered huge upheaval the last few months.
Sorry for the looooonnnggg post!!!! I've prob bored everyone to tears!
