American prison authorities have admitted made a mistake in calculating the prison sentences of killers Molly Martens Corbett and her father Tom.
The pair were convicted of the manslaughter of Irish man Jason Corbett in August 2015.
The North Carolina prison service in the US has admitted it made a mistake in calculating the terms.
Yesterday, the service confirmed reports the two were to be released this week.
But overnight it said they will be kept in prison until next June.
In its earlier statement, the Department of Adult Corrections said that Tom Martens and Molly Martens Corbett would be released this week. Following this, officials told RTÉ News to treat the statement with “extreme caution”.
However the department since sent a new statement which said: “After further review, the initial projected release dates calculated in response to resentencing for Molly Corbett and Thomas Martens were found to be incorrect.
“The current projected release dates for both are June 27, 2024. Corbett and Martens will be transferred to state prison facilities to complete the remainder of their sentences.”
