Mother of Molly Martens said she heard thumps, bangs and barking on night of Jason Corbett’s death but then things calmed and she fell asleep
Superior Court Judge David Hall addresses Molly Martens during a hearing in relation to the 2015 death of her husband, Jason Corbett, at the Davidson County Courthouse in Lexington, North Carolina. Photograph: Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal/PoolHer husband and daughter were 10ft in front of them before a judge who will, in many ways, decide the fate of their entire family.
On Tuesday at the North Carolina Superior Court, Sharon’s actions on the night of Mr Corbett’s killing were brought under the microscope. Until Tuesday’s hearing, the now 72-year-old’s story had never been told. She did not testify in the 2017 trial and her statement to police officers on the night her husband and daughter killed Mr Corbett was never previously made public.
Something drove the Martens to make this visit, and Sharon claimed it was her fear for her daughter. The phone records showed numerous calls between Molly and Sharon as the Martens made the journey, arriving at 8.30pm. The court then heard testimony of how Sharon had set up a system of code words for the children to use to alert her if there was ever any physical violence in the house. Jack’s was “galaxy” and Sarah’s was “peacock”. When such an event arose, the children were told to ring a phone number, which Sharon wrote in bold black ink on the bottom of a Russian doll kept under a nightstand in the guest bedroom.
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