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Ellie Ng

Constance Marten tells court ‘we did everything we could to protect’ baby

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are on trial at the Old Bailey (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Archive)

Aristocrat Constance Marten has told jurors she moved from place to place with her newborn girl to prevent the baby from being taken into care, insisting she and her partner did “everything we could to protect her”.

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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