Irish Daily Mail

‘I will never be able to give him a hug, or a present, or a card for Father’s Day’

- Jack Corbett

This is the victim impact statement of Jason Corbett’s son, Jack. MY DAD’S death has been life changing for me and my family. My dad was there for me in every aspect in my life. My dad was always cheering me on in sport, school and just regular life.

I don’t have that from him anymore. I always hoped that after that night that he would see me score a try in rugby, or score a goal, or just see me succeed in life.

He can’t see that anymore. He won’t be there for me if I get married or have kids. He won’t be there for me or help me when I’m down or had a rough day.

He will miss everything I do in life, the good and the bad and he won’t be there to give advice.

I will never be able to give him a hug or give him a present or a Father’s Day card. He won’t see me grow from a kid to a teenager and in to my adult life.

It changed my way of thinking in life. I can never go to the movies and pass a ball without feeling bad because that’s what me and my dad did.

I just want to make my dad and family proud. I don’t know if I should call David dad because I don’t want my dad to be offended or feel like he was replaced.

This has affected my sister a lot as well.

She knows her daddy won’t be there to walk her down the aisle.

She will never have a father-daughter dance and Sarah and my dad had been planning for ages.

My sister, Tracey, David, Dean, Adam, our family and I are not seen as we were before my dad was killed.

We are seen as the family of the Irish man named Jason Corbett who was murdered by Molly Martens in his home in North Carolina, trying to make a new start, a new life for himself and his family.

That was taken away from him by a murderer named Molly Martens, who is so many bad things.

One of the things that she is not a part of and never will be is the Corbett family.

She has put this burden on our family and it won’t be lifted till she is put away, that is where she belongs.

My dad will not be forgotten.

He will be remembered by his good life, how he made everyone feel good about themselves, how he was there for you if you needed him, how he always focused on the positives. How he was the best dad ever and the best friend, sister, son ever, too.

Molly Martens will not be forgotten as well.

She will always be remembered as the woman who killed her husband for no reason.

She will be remembered as a murderer.

PS – Adam and Dean have gone through so much as well. They have had to have a new brother and sister. They are both amazing and I’m glad they’re my new brothers.

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