Aristocrat Constance Marten, who is accused of killing her newborn baby while on the run, is no 'monster' her barrister tells court

A wealthy aristocrat mother who is accused of killing her newborn child while on the run is no 'monster'. her barrister has told a court.

Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten has an 'Upstairs, Downstairs' attitude and has told a 'constellation of lies' about her baby daughter's death, court hears

Marten, 36, and her boyfriend Gordon, 49, are accused of killing baby Victoria after taking her on the run in January last year to prevent the child being taken away by social services.

Aristocrat Constance Marten sobs in court as she tells jury she feared being labelled an 'evil parent' after the death of her baby - and says her family was 'embarrassed' she had children with Mark Gordon

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) is on trial over the death of her newborn daughter Victoria while on the run from authorities with 49-year-old Gordon.

Aristocrat Constance Marten sobs in court as she tells jury she feared being labelled an 'evil parent' after the death of her baby - and says her family was 'embarrassed' she had children with convicted rapist Mark Gordon

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) is on trial over the death of her newborn daughter Victoria while on the run from authorities with 49-year-old Gordon.

'My family are embarrassed I had children with Mark Gordon': Aristocrat Constance Marten tells jury her family would 'stop at nothing' because they disagreed with her life choices

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) is on trial over the death of her newborn daughter Victoria while on the run from authorities with 49-year-old Gordon.

Aristocrat Constance Marten tells jury her 'influential' family who have 'connections in high places' including Parliament were 'embarrassed' she had children with Mark Gordon

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) is on trial over the death of her newborn daughter Victoria while on the run from authorities with 49-year-old Gordon.

Manslaughter-accused aristocrat Constance Marten blames her 'extremely oppressive and bigoted' family for forcing her to go on the run with her newborn child

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial after baby Victoria died while they were living off-grid on the South Downs in wintry conditions last year.

Aristocrat Constance Marten breaks down in court as she says she 'did nothing but show her love' to baby daughter she is accused of killing in off-grid tent over winter as she says 'I gave her the best any mother would'

Aristocrat Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial over the death of baby Victoria while living off-grid in a tent on the South Downs in wintry conditions last year.

Aristocrat Constance Marten breaks down in court as she says 'I did nothing but show her love' of baby daughter she is accused of killing in off-grid tent over winter

Aristocrat Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial over the death of baby Victoria while living off-grid in a tent on the South Downs in wintry conditions last year.

Aristocrat Constance Marten accused of killing her newborn baby after making her live-off grid in a tent over winter tells court 'I did nothing but show her love'

Aristocrat Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial over the death of baby Victoria while living off-grid in a tent on the South Downs in wintry conditions last year.

Covid infection fears meant more women were opting for natural births at home, expert tells trial of runaway mother Constance Marten who is accused of killing her newborn baby

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of causing the death of Victoria by taking her on the run in January last year to prevent her being taken away by social services.

Constance Marten's boyfriend Mark Gordon who is accused of killing their newborn baby Victoria refuses to give evidence

Mark Gordon, 49, and his aristocrat girlfriend Marten, 36, are are currently on trial at the Old Bailey. They are accused of killing their daughter Victoria by taking her on the run last January.  

Constance Marten trial is evacuated after 'explosions' heard near the Old Bailey - as Mark Gordon taken out in view of the public

Firefighters rushed to the Old Bailey in London after reports of a 'series of explosions' and 'black acrid smoke' coming from a nearby building.

Police repeatedly asked Constance Marten 'where is your child?' but fugitive aristocrat 'refused to answer' - as trial is shown moment the pair are arrested after weeks on the run

Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, are accused of killing their baby Victoria by taking her on the run in January last year to prevent the child being taken away by social services.

Fugitive aristocrat Constance Marten and boyfriend Mark Gordon were 'reduced to shoplifting and scavenging from bins' after killing their baby, court hears

Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, are accused of killing their baby Victoria by taking her on the run in January last year to prevent the child being taken away by social services.

Constance Marten trial is shown CCTV of 'moment runaway aristocrat fills up bottle of petrol at station before she killed her newborn baby girl'

Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten , 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial at the Old Bailey in London accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

Constance Marten was seen in a park with 'dead' baby in a sling eight days before aristocrat and her partner were arrested

Constance Marten, 36, (pictured) was allegedly seen in a Brighton park with her lifeless baby in a sling eight days she was caught by police.

'Concerned' taxi driver who Constance Marten paid £475 for three-hour trip 'thought he heard cat meowing in his cab before realising the aristocrat had a baby with her'

A taxi driver who Constance Marten (pictured) paid £475 for a three-hour trip has said he thought he heard a cat 'meowing' in his cab before he realised the aristocrat had a baby with her.

Constance Marten's newborn is seen for the first time in footage shown to jury: CCTV shows baby Victoria in a babygrow as aristocrat and her lover get out of taxi and sit in kebab shop - before child was found dead eight weeks later in Lidl 'bag for life'

Constance Marten , 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, are accused of causing the death of baby Victoria by living in a tent 'off grid' in the middle of winter.

Constance Marten's lover 'slid down in his seat' when a police car passed as he took a taxi with his aristocratic girlfriend and their newborn child, court told

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon (pictured) are accused of killing newborn Victoria by taking her on the run in January last year to prevent her from being taken away by social services.

'Excuse me, are you the missing people on the TV with a baby?' Dog walker tells Constance Marten's trial how runaway aristocrat holding her 'screaming' baby looked 'scared' when he offered to take her to hospital

Marten , 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are accused of killing their newborn baby Victoria by taking her on the run to prevent her being taken away by social services.