Overview

• Prosecutors offered no evidence on an outstanding allegation that Gordon breached his sex-offender notification requirements while on the run in early 2023.
• In July, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were unanimously convicted of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of their newborn daughter, Victoria.
• Both defendants remain in custody at Belmarsh ahead of their joint sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey on September 15.
• Gordon appeared by video link unrepresented and was warned by Judge Mark Lucraft KC that he must secure legal counsel before sentencing or proceed unassisted.
• Victoria’s body was found in a Lidl bag in a disused Brighton shed after the couple’s nationwide pursuit, with decomposition preventing a definitive cause of death.