Constance Marten tells jury she worried she would be seen as 'evil mother'
Summary
Constance Marten, in her retrial at the Old Bailey, gave her account of her newborn daughter's death and how she carried the body in a shopping bag. The event took place in January 2023 and Marten, along with Mark Gordon, are denying charges of manslaughter and child endangerment.Key Facts
- Constance Marten is being retried at the Old Bailey for the death of her newborn baby.
- Marten recounted carrying her dead baby's body in a shopping bag.
- The incident happened in January 2023 while Marten was at the South Downs near Newhaven.
- Marten and Mark Gordon are fighting charges of manslaughter through extreme carelessness and causing a child's death.
- They were previously found guilty in another trial of hiding the birth of a child and not reporting the child's death.
- Marten said that she fell asleep and when she woke up, her baby was unresponsive.
- Marten considered cremating the baby's body to hide it from authorities.
- Marten and Gordon are accused of hiding Victoria's death and discarding her body in a garbage-covered shopping bag on a Brighton allotment.
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