US EditionConstance Marten: Woman on trial over daughter's death says wealthy family saw her as an 'embarrassment'
- Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, stand trial at the Old Bailey over the January 2023 death of their daughter Victoria near Brighton.
- The couple hid Victoria to prevent her removal while authorities conducted an extensive search related to their missing fifth child, with conflicting testimonies about the circumstances.
- Victoria was reportedly sharing a fragile tent with others on the South Downs when the prosecution claims she either succumbed to hypothermia or was smothered, despite previous warnings.
- Marten described her wealthy family as seeing her an 'embarrassment,' claiming they stopped at nothing and pursued them with private investigators and GPS tracking.
- The defendants deny gross negligence manslaughter, say they tried hard to protect Victoria, and previously were convicted of concealing birth and perverting justice.
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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. Aristocrat Constance Marten has said that her family saw her as an “embarrassment” and “will stop at nothing to get what they want”, as she was cross-examined by partner Mark Gordon. At the Old Bailey on Thursday, Gordon, who is now representing himself, asked Marten about if she recalled vehicles randomly stopping during the period th…
Constance Marten tells jury a member of her aristocratic family ‘doesn’t want me alive’ and ‘will stop at nothing to get what they want’ – UK Times
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Constance Marten has claimed a member of her aristocratic family “doesn’t want me alive” and “will stop at nothing to get what they want” as she was cross-examined by her partner Mark Gordon. The mother, who is standing trial over the death of her fifth baby whil…
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