Prosecutors are set to oppose the transfer of the murder retrial of Tom and Molly Martens in the US by arguing claims of unprecedented media coverage of the case will have reached all parts of North Carolina equally.

The revelation came as the family of Irish businessman Jason Corbett (39) – who was beaten to death in August 2015 – are hoping to travel to North Carolina for the latest retrial hearing tomorrow in a bid to demonstrate their ongoing support for prosecutors.