The judge wouldn't allow the statements made by the children because the professionals believed they were coached. They're guilty as sin and it was premeditated.
Molly's own lawyer spoke on national radio here in Ireland when they were arrested that she sought legal advice about getting custody of the children 2 years prior to his murder and she was more or less told she hadn't a hope unless she could prove domestic violence.
His FIL hated him and had said this to colleagues a number of times over the years. Jason was concerned enough that he kept his and the children's passports at work, he refused to let her adopt them and made a will naming his sister as guardian in the case of his death.
They had no shame in blacking his name and claiming Jason was negatively involved in his first wife's death, she died of an asthma attack and her sister and Jason were present when it happened and he did everything he could to save her life. Not only that Thomas Martens claimed his first wife's father hated Jason and believed he was responsible for her death, his first FIL refuted that and had to have legal statements lodged with the court refuting it before he died.
She got sleeping tablets 3 days before he died, they were found in his system. It's only a pity the children weren't tested at the time to see if they were drugged as they were in a very deep sleep when the police had to wake them despite all the noise from what happened and all the sirens and commotion.
Jason's son has given a completely different version than the coached version.