Aristocrat and Partner on the Run Refuse to Reveal Where Their Baby Is
Dramatic bodycam footage has surfaced showing aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon refusing to say where their newborn daughter is. The couple, fugitives from justice, stand accused of killing baby Victoria after vanishing last year to dodge social services.
Standoff Captured on Camera as Police Demand Baby’s Whereabouts
In the footage, officers repeatedly ask Marten, “Where is your child?” but she stares back blankly, offering no answers. Marten, 36, and Gordon, 49, allegedly caused their baby’s death after fleeing with her in January 2022.
After weeks dodging police, the couple was finally recognised by a member of the public and arrested in Brighton’s Hollingbury area on February 27.
Tragically, baby Victoria’s lifeless body was later found dumped in a supermarket bag, hidden in a rubbish-strewn shed.
Grim Details from the Arrest and Trial
The arrest happened at 9.35pm. Police Sgt Robert Button described Marten as wearing “furniture stuffing” for warmth and noted both she and Gordon smelled unwashed, like homeless people.
When officers stopped Gordon, he denied involvement and resisted arrest, holding a stick. Marten begged police not to mistreat him, saying he was ill. Despite repeated questions, neither would say where the baby was.
A police dog handler threatened to send a search dog into nearby woods unless Marten talked. Instead, she was arrested for concealing the birth.
Desperate Acts Before the Arrest
Bodycam footage shows the couple scavenging for food days before their arrest. On February 20, they were caught rifling through bins at the Hollingbury Golf Course.
On the day of the arrest, Marten was seen attempting to shoplift from a post office, hiding a tin of food in her coat before it fell to the floor. She then withdrew cash from an ATM and handed it to Gordon. They later bought food with cash in a convenience store.
High Society Family Under Scrutiny
Constance Marten hails from an aristocratic background. Her father was once a page to Queen Elizabeth II, and the family lived at Dorset’s prestigious Crichel House estate.
The trial, expected to last six weeks, will cover charges including manslaughter by gross negligence, cruelty to a child under 16, concealment of birth, and perverting the course of justice. Both deny causing or allowing baby Victoria’s death.
The nation waits anxiously as this tragic case unfolds in court.
