
Constance Marten tells jury she worried she would be seen as 'evil mother'
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon deny charges of manslaughter by gross negligence and causing or allowing the death of a child.
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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are a couple who went off-grid between 5 January 2023, when their burning car was found abandoned near Bolton, until the date of their arrest on 27 February 2023, in Brighton. Their disappearance coincided with the birth of their daughter. When the couple were subsequently arrested, they were not with their baby, triggering a police search involving over 200 officers across an area of around 90 sq mi (230 km2) extending from Brighton to Newhaven.
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon deny charges of manslaughter by gross negligence and causing or allowing the death of a child.
She tells the court "absolutely not" when asked if she'd carried her newborn in a red bag for life.