US EditionMark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl
- Mark Gordon, aged 50, will represent himself at the Old Bailey in his retrial over the death of his infant daughter Victoria in early 2023.
- Gordon’s previous barristers, John Femi-Ola KC and Jodie-Jane Hitchcock, withdrew from the case, prompting Gordon’s decision to self-represent and submit written questions to the judge.
- Gordon and his partner Constance Marten, aged 37, both deny gross negligence manslaughter related to Victoria’s death, which occurred after the couple fled authorities while avoiding their fifth child’s removal.
- The prosecution alleges Victoria died of hypothermia or smothering while co-sleeping in a tent on the South Downs, and her decomposing body was found in a rubbish-filled bag in a disused shed near Brighton.
- The case involves past convictions for concealing Victoria’s birth and perverting the course of justice, with jurors instructed to focus on the current trial despite the previous legal issues.
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Mark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl, court told
Mark Gordon and Constance Marten deny the gross negligence manslaughter of Victoria and causing or allowing her death between 4 January and 27 February 2023.
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Mark Gordon To Represent Himself In Trial Over Death Of Baby Girl, Court Told - Great Yorkshire Radio
Mark Gordon, 50, and Constance Marten, 37, deny the gross negligence manslaughter of baby Victoria and causing or allowing her death between 4 January and 27 February 2023. Gordon’s previous barrister John Femi-Ola KC has “withdrawn” and the defendant has chosen to represent himself, Judge Mark Lucraft KC told jurors on Tuesday. Gordon will submit the questions he wishes to ask during the trial at the Old Bailey. Victoria died after the pair, of…
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