It was feared that partner Mark Gordon would be blamed for the baby's death
Constance Marten feared partner Mark Gordon would be blamed for baby's death. Marten was giving her final day of evidence in her trial at the Old Bailey. She was giving evidence at the trial of Mark Gordon, who is accused of murdering the baby. Martens feared partner would be 'blamed' for baby death.
Constance Marten told court she and partner panicked when Victoria died. But insisted they hadn't abandoned her body in a Lidl bag. 'Jesus survived in a barn,' she said, 'but Jesus survived in the barn' Marten said she and her partner panicked after Victoria died - but didn't dump her body.
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Constance Marten: I carried my dead baby's body around in a bag. Jury hears mother tried to keep Victoria's body with her while on run with her partner Mark Gordon. Constance tried to carry her dead daughter's body in bag with her boyfriend Mark Gordon in bag.
Constance Marten: 'I did nothing but show baby love' Ms Marten and Mark Gordon are on trial accused of the manslaughter of their newborn daughter. The couple are accused of manslaughter of the newborn daughter, who was born in March 2013. Ms Gordon and Constance Marten say they are 'not guilty of manslaughter' of the child.
Constance Marten denies causing her baby any harm, telling jurors she 'did nothing but show her love' Giving evidence for the first time at the Old Bailey, she told jurors she felt 'disbelief, shock and intense grief' after the death of her daughter Victoria.
Constance Marten 'feels responsible' over death of her newborn baby, court hears. Marten, 36, said she and partner Mark Gordon, 49, disguised themselves with caps and glasses while they were on the run. She said she felt responsible for the death of the newborn baby.
Constance Marten denies 'dumping' baby's body in bag. She also told the Old Bailey that Jesus lived in a barn and Bedouin children survive in cold deserts. Marten also told Old Bailey she believes Jesus was a man who lived in barn.