Corbett family thank the public in poignant message
THE family of Jason Corbett have thanked the public for their support and fundraising efforts in a poignant Christmas message.
Mr Corbett, 39, originally from Limerick, was found with fatal head injuries at the US home he shared with his second wife, Molly Martens in North Carolina on August 2.
His two children from his first marriage, Jack, 11, and nine-year-old Sarah are now back in Limerick living with their legal guardians, Jason’s sister Tracey Lynch and her husband David following a ‘tug-of-love’ court battle with Ms Martens. The children attended a special Star Wars charity fundraiser for their late father last week.
And in a message posted on the Bring Justice For Jason Facebook page, the Corbett and Lynch families have thanked those who helped raise money for mounting legal costs. The post said: ‘There are times in your life when you need a helping hand. When our family needed this, the response was overwhelmingly kind. We want so much to thank everyone for pitching in, you really did a wonderful thing for our family.
‘Your combined donations at approximately €48,000 has helped give the financial support our family desperately needed in a time of crisis and unimaginable grief. It assisted in contributing to the significant legal costs that resulted in bringing Jack and Sarah home to their family in Limerick. We just wanted to say to you a heartfelt thank you. Simply put, if it wasn’t for our kind supporters we may not have Jack and Sarah home. So as we put a closure on fundraising; individually and as a family, we are committed to doing everything we can to pay forward the kindness shown to us.’
Ms Martens – who continues to write messages to Jack and Sarah on Facebook – and her father Tom, a retired FBI agent, are persons of interest in Jason’s violent death. A police investigation by Davidson County has been carried out and it is now up to the District Attorney’s office to determine whether either will be charged or not, or if it will go before a grand jury.