Couple Accused of Killing Newborn Baby During Attempted Escape

Baby Victoria Found Dead in a Bag, Parents Deny Charges of Manslaughter and Child Cruelty

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of killing their newborn baby, Victoria, by going on the run to prevent her being taken away by social services.
The couple took a 270-mile taxi journey from Liverpool to Essex looking for a port to escape from.
The baby was found dead in a Lidl bag covered in rubbish inside a disused shed.
The couple deny the manslaughter of Victoria by gross negligence, concealment of the birth of a child, cruelty to a person under 16 and perverting the course of justice by disposing of the body.
Marten received nearly £19,000 in payments into her account from a trust fund while she was on the run.