A tent in winter: how Constance Marten and Mark Gordon caused baby’s death

<p>Aristocrat and her partner had means to provide for Victoria but put her in danger in attempt to evade authorities</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/14/constance-marten-and-mark-gordon-guilty-convicted-over-daughters-death">Constance Marten and Mark Gordon convicted over daughter’s death</a></p></li></ul><p>By the time baby Victoria died, she and her parents had been reduced to living in a tent in the middle of winter on the South Downs with insufficient clothing and basic supplies.</p><p>Constance Marten and Mark Gordon claimed they had no choice but to make their daughter live like this. In the end, she died. But that was not through a lack of money. They could have accessed large sums from Marten’s trust fund to provide whatever their daughter needed. Indeed, before they spent a single night in that tent, they spent thousands on taxis to take them around the country, and on hotels and holiday lets to live in.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/14/how-constance-marten-and-mark-gordon-caused-baby-to-die">Continue reading...</a>