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Aristocrats on Trial for Manslaughter of Newborn Daughter

Couple allegedly lived off-grid for two months after other children were taken into care, with suspicious encounters and a tragic end.

  • Aristocrats Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are on trial for the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, Victoria.
  • The couple allegedly went on the run for two months, living off-grid across England, after their four other children were taken into care.
  • Taxi drivers testified about their suspicious encounters with the couple, including one who heard what he initially thought was a cat meowing, but turned out to be a baby.
  • A witness reported seeing Marten in a park with a lifeless baby in a sling, who was inappropriately dressed for the cold weather.
  • Victoria's body was found in a Brighton shed, in a Lidl supermarket bag covered in rubbish.
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