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Tristan Kirk

Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial she 'feared being dubbed evil over baby's death'

Constance Marten was captured on CCTV holding baby Victoria under her coat in East Ham, London, early in 2023 (Met Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Aristocrat Constance Marten says she did not report her baby’s death and hand herself in to police over fears she would be branded an “evil mother” and a “murderess”, the Old Bailey has heard.

Marten, 37, and her partner Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of killing their newborn baby daughter Victoria when they went “off grid” in early 2023, in a bid to avoid her being taken into care.

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