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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Baby girl died due to negligent conduct of parents who went on run, court told

Mark Gordon and Constance Marten
Mark Gordon and Constance Marten deny manslaughter by gross negligence. Photograph: Handout

A couple whose newborn daughter died while they were on the run from authorities and living off-grid carried her around in a Lidl “bag for life” before dumping her “as if she was refuse”, a court has heard.

The daughter of Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, was found in the shopping bag covered in rubbish in a disused shed after the couple attempted to evade authorities and conceal the birth, an Old Bailey jury was told on Thursday.

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