Constance Marten a 'lioness' who loved her 'cubs', trial jury told

A wealthy aristocrat accused of killing her newborn baby while on the run from authorities has been described in court as a 'lioness' who loved her 'cubs'.

He told jurors: "In opening this case, she and her partner Mark Gordon were described as callous and cruel. That woman you saw in the witness box over a number of days, ask yourself in all honesty, is callous the first image that comes into your mind? Mr Femi-Ola reminded jurors how the 'unlikely couple' had met in a shop in Tottenham, north London, before travelling together in Latin America. He said her family 'did not approve' and were even 'embarrassed' that she had children with Gordon.

"They fled in haste, they fled in fear and they fled in terror. Why do I say that? Everything is left behind – about £2,000, a car, a cat. All left behind," he said. "Why, because Constance Marten told you they were going to take the baby away from her. They wanted to protect the baby, be with the baby.

He said: "We suggest there is overwhelming evidence here of both exposure and neglect. How anyone could think it was appropriate to lay on their back with a baby under a coat zipped all the way up so they cannot see, in those cramped conditions where it was cold outside."

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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