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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Ng

Constance Marten says she didn’t report baby’s death over ‘evil mother’ fears

Aristocrat Constance Marten has told jurors she was reluctant to report her baby’s death over fears she would be branded an “evil mother” and a “murderess” after recalling through tears how she woke up to find her daughter had died.

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.

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