The mother of Irishman Jason Corbett, who was murdered in the US by his wife and father-in-law, has died. Rita Corbett, 80, from Limerick, had been in University Hospital Limerick for several weeks with health issues.
She also battled Covid-19. Her 39-year-old son, Jason, a business executive and father-of-two, originally from Limerick, died from head injuries after a sustained assault with a brick and a baseball bat at his family home in the town of Wallburg on 2 August 2015.
Thomas Martens, a retired FBI agent with 30 years experience, and his 36-year-old daughter Molly Martens Corbett were convicted of Mr Corbett's murder by a US court in August 2017.