Constance
April 7, 2026
The Trials of Constance Marten
A new report takes a compassionate view of the case of Constance Marten & Mark Gordon. Could a different approach have saved baby Victoria?
Substack “notes on crime”
oooo April, 2026 oooo
“I had followed the case carefully and found it disconcerting. I was not convinced the public interest required a trial – two trials, in fact, for two people who had suffered the loss of a baby, even in circumstances where their actions must have contributed to the baby’s death. There was something wrong about the case and the manner in which it was conducted; there was something missing from the trial and the narrative that surrounded the broader picture of events.”
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