Infant ‘never stood a chance’ after her parents went off-grid in freezing conditions, Old Bailey jurors told
A newborn baby girl died due to “the reckless, utterly selfish, callous, cruel, arrogant and ultimately grossly negligent conduct” of her parents, who went on the run and lived off-grid in a tent, a court heard.
After the baby girl died, Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, allegedly left her in a shopping bag, covered in rubbish in a disused shed “as if she was refuse”, an Old Bailey jury was told.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Infant ‘never stood a chance’ after her parents went off-grid in freezing conditions, Old Bailey jurors toldA newborn baby girl died due to “the reckless, utterly selfish, callous, cruel, arrogant and ultimately grossly negligent conduct” of her parents, who went on the run and lived off-grid in a tent, a court heard.After the baby girl died, Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, allegedly left her in a shopping bag, covered in rubbish in a disused shed “as if she was refuse”, an Old Bailey jury was told. Continue reading…
