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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Emily Pennink

Constance Marten: ‘Callous and selfish’ or grieving mother?

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Constance Marten at the Old Bailey, central London (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

Constance Marten was cast by the prosecution as a callous and selfish woman who put her relationship with Mark Gordon above all else, ultimately ending in the tragic death of baby Victoria.

Her former defence barrister insisted she was no “monster” but a grieving mother with a deep love for all of her children, like a lioness for her cubs.

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