US EditionConstance Marten and Mark Gordon found guilty of manslaughter of their newborn baby
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 14 – The couple hid with their newborn to avoid social services, leading to a 54-day police hunt and the baby's death from hypothermia or smothering, prosecutors said.
- On July 14, 2025, a jury at the Old Bailey convicted Constance Marten and Mark Gordon of manslaughter due to serious negligence following the tragic passing of their infant daughter Victoria in Brighton in early 2023.
- Following the removal of their previous four children by authorities, the couple fled with Victoria, sparking a nationwide police search after their car caught fire on a motorway near Bolton.
- Victoria’s decomposed body was discovered days after their arrest inside a Lidl bag in an abandoned shed, while Marten told jurors that she lost consciousness and dozed off beside the baby in a fragile tent on the South Downs.
- Gordon said police pursuit caused calamitous events leading to Victoria's death and described the prosecution case as 'like a script from a movie', asserting the camping conditions posed no threat.
- The verdict, reached after a five-month retrial, ended a 54-day police search and highlighted failures in the couple's care, prompting Scotland Yard to state justice has been served for baby Victoria.
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LONDON (AP) — A British aristocrat who went on the run with her boyfriend and newborn daughter in 2023 was convicted Monday of killing the baby.
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bienpublic.comConstance Marten, a British woman from a family of aristocrats historically close to the royal family, and Mark Gordon, already convicted of rape, were found guilty of the death of their baby Victoria.
After Secret Birth, Couple Went on the Lam. Now, Convictions
A British aristocrat who went on the run with her boyfriend and their newborn daughter in 2023 were convicted Monday of killing the infant. Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter during their second trial at London's Central Criminal Court. They were previously...
UK aristocrat, partner found guilty of killing baby daughter after going on the run
A British aristocrat and her partner were convicted on Monday of the manslaughter of their baby daughter through gross negligence, more than two years after their disappearance sparked a nationwide manhunt.
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