Why didn’t Jason leave her before it was too late?

MURDER accused Molly Martens Corbett, pictured, certainly sounds like a piece of work. Legal submissions paint a picture of a delusional young woman with an obsessive streak and a short fuse. According to her sister-in-law Tracey Lynch, she has a volatile temper, which she took out on her stepson Jack, who refused unsurprisingly to ever call her ‘mom’.

She also swigged cocktails, cleverly disguised in a mug, all day long, even when she was driving, Tracey claims.

On her wedding day she reportedly created a scene, throwing her bridesmaid and parents out of the wedding when a guest with a food intolerance requested a McDonald’s rather than the set menu.

In court documents it is alleged that Molly had fallen out of love with her husband but could not bring herself to leave him for fear of losing contact with the children. The trial will hear about Molly’s wanting to leave. But perhaps the bigger question is why Jason Corbett did not walk out on her sooner.

He had a good job, so economic dependence was not a factor in his remaining in a relationship that seemed to be devoid of all trust regarding his children’s welfare. He refused to give his wife the children’s passports or allow her adopt them so she could have legal custody. In his will, he stated that his sister should have guardianship. These are hardly the decisions of a devoted husband, but of one who had grave misgivings about his spouse’s suitability as a parent, the bedrock of most committed relationships.

Perhaps Jason still loved Molly and hoped she would mend her ways. Tragically, he is not the first spouse to gamble on the future and lose in a bloodbath.