3 h. ago Constance Marten tells jury aristocratic family member ‘doesn’t want me alive’

The mother, who standing trial over the death of her baby while on the run, believes she was followed by private investigators who tampered with her car, a court heard

Society

4 h. ago Constance Marten says her family ‘will stop at nothing to get what they want’

Marten, 37, and her partner Mark Gordon, 50, deny the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

Politics

51 h. ago Mark Gordon to represent himself in retrial over death of baby with Constance Marten

Ms Marten claims she did not report their baby’s death as they camped off-grid on the South Downs because she did not want to be branded an ‘evil mother’

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6 d. ago Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial she 'feared being dubbed evil over baby's death'

Runaway aristocrat says she didnt’t hand herself into police for fear of being branded a ‘murderess’ and bought petrol as she considered cremating her baby

Events

6 d. ago Constance Marten tells jurors she feared being branded an ‘evil mother’

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

Politics

1 week ago Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten calls the suggestion she and her co-accused carried their baby Victoria in a supermarket bag ‘absolutely absurd’

Politics

2 w. ago Constance Marten tells Old Bailey trial she went on run after 'my children were stolen by the state'

Aristocrat accused of manslaughter told the Old Bailey she did ‘everything to protect’ her baby daughter

Politics

2 w. ago Aristocrat Constance Marten had no choice but to go on the run with newborn after her other four children were 'stolen by the state', court hears

Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

Events

2 w. ago Constance Marten tells court ‘we did everything we could to protect’ baby

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

Events

2 w. ago Constance Marten tells Old Bailey trial 'my children were stolen by the state'

Aristocrat accused of manslaughter told the Old Bailey she did ‘everything to protect’ her baby daughter

Politics

2 w. ago Delay to Constance Marten evidence after complaints of headache and toothache

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of their baby Victoria.

Politics

2 w. ago Constance Marten's evidence at baby manslaughter OId Bailey trial delayed by toothache

Her partner Mark Gordon has chosen not to give evidence at his manslaughter trial

Politics

2 w. ago Mark Gordon not giving evidence in trial over death of baby girl

He is accused of the manslaughter of baby Victoria alongside aristocrat Constance Marten.

Events

2 w. ago Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon opts not to give evidence at baby manslaughter OId Bailey trial

Mark Gordon has chosen not to give evidence at his manslaughter trial

Politics

3 w. ago Constance Marten used ‘summer’ sleeping bags in winter, court told

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

Events

3 w. ago Baby Victoria exposed to ‘substantial risk of hypothermia’ – expert

Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria in 2023.

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