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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Constance Marten moans she's ‘treated like a killer' in jail & brands inmates and lawyers ‘Dementors' from Harry Potter
Constance Marten has complained that she's "treated like a killer" in jail and brands her prosecutors like soul-sucking "Dementors." Posh prisoner Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after the death of their baby girl. Advertisement 7 Constance, 38, was convicted of the gross negligent manslaughter of her daughter Victoria today Credit: Central News 7 Her partner Mark Gordon, 51, was also convicted of gross negligent manslaughter Credit: Central News 7 The baby died while the couple lived 'off-grid' in freezing conditions Credit: Central News 7 Constance Marten told police that Victoria had died after she fell asleep while holding her Credit: Central News In a bitter rant to The View Magazine, a publication promoting reform for women in custody, Marten moaned about being 'treated like a killer' in jail. This is despite being found guilty over the death of her baby daughter. Marten and rapist boyfriend Gordon were convicted after their newborn Victoria was found dead in a Lidl shopping bag. Speaking from behind bars, Marten was very critical of her prosecutors and bizarrely told the prison magazine that they reminded her of the soul-sucking creatures in Harry Potter . Advertisement Read more News She said: "It was his voice. I just couldn't bear it anymore. " Tom Little and Joel Smith remind me of Dementors from Harry Potter. " There's no empathy. I felt like . " The 37-year-old aristocrat is locked up in HMP Bronzefield alongside notorious child murderers Advertisement Most read in The Sun She complained about being spoken to like a child and accused legal teams of trying to 'make angels look like devils and devils appear angelic'. Marten added: "They all use this disgusting tone, like they're reprimanding a small child. Aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner have been found guilty of killing their newborn baby "I've heard them laugh and joke with others, but with me, it's always condescending. "I just shut down because no one wants to be spoken to like that. People say, 'Oh, they're just doing their job', but they're not. Advertisement "They're paid to make angels look like devils and devils appear angelic." The mum barely mentioned her daughter, who prosecutors believe died from hypothermia or suffocation in a flimsy tent after the couple went on the run. Marten and Gordon sparked a nationwide manhunt in early 2023 after fleeing with their newborn, desperate to avoid the baby being taken into care like their previous four children. When asked about using pseudonyms while off-grid, she gave the excuse: "The police give people aliases all the time under witness protection. Advertisement " That doesn't make me a liar. I was trying to protect myself and Victoria ." Marten gave birth to Victoria without seeking any medical assistance in early 2022 and kept her "their little secret". The infant had hardly any clothes or "means of keeping or remaining warm". Victoria, who spent 'much of her life' in a Lidl bag for life, was tragically discovered dumped among rubbish in a shed near Brighton. Advertisement A jury found the pair guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after hearing harrowing details of how they ignored warnings and lived 'off-grid'. In a police interview, Marten later said: "I had her in my jacket and I hadn't slept properly in quite a few days and erm, I fell asleep holding her sitting up and she, when I woke up, she wasn't alive." Jurors were told Marten had been warned by social workers about the risk of falling asleep with a baby lying on her and that a tent was unsuitable. Both she and Gordon lost their appeal against the child cruelty convictions and are due to be sentenced in September. Advertisement This comes as... Constance Marten and lover found Chilling footage shows Marten and partner Mark Gordon after they Gordon revealed to be an evil rapist 'Wealthy' Marten and Gordon The A national safeguarding panel is now looking at the case as police have called for new laws to protect unborn children Marten was a former Tatler 'It Girl" and her family had close links to the Royals . But her life spiralled out of control after she and Gordon, 51, met by chance in a North London incense shop in 2014. The couple went off the radar from her friends and family and formed their own self-styled cult living apart from society, with Constance even posing as an Irish traveller when she attended hospital while pregnant. Advertisement Constance also travelled the world and went to festivals including Burning Man and Wireless, saying: 'Dance is my oxygen.' She spent her summer holidays in 2010 working for a film production company in Cairo. One of her colleagues there described her as being 'very decent, nice and friendly' and having 'great potential'. But she added that Constance sometimes chose the Advertisement During the trial, it was revealed that Gordon was convicted of a series of sexual offences - including rape - while living in the US. Gordon, who was 14 at the time, broke into the house of a next door neighbour wearing a nylon stocking over his face and armed with a knife and hedge clippers. He demanded the woman undress and attempted to rape her before carrying out the vile offences in the April 1989 horror. The victim of his crime told Advertisement She said: "The four-and-a-half hours I spent with him was enough to know he is evil." On May 21 the same year, Gordon broke into another home with a shovel and battered a man inside. The fiend was sentenced in the US to 40 years in prison, of which he served 22 years. In 2017, Gordon was convicted of assaulting two female police officers at a maternity unit in Wales. Advertisement Jurors were not told that Gordon was also suspected of a incident of domestic violence in 2019 which left Marten with a shattered spleen. 7 In 2021 a judge ordered her four children should be adopted, shortly before she fell pregnant with Victoria Credit: Central News 7 The couple would carry Victoria around in a Lidl bag after getting rid of their pram Credit: Central News 7 Her arrest came following a 54-day manhunt Credit: Central News Advertisement Timeline of baby 'killing' - how couple evaded cops CONSTANCE Marten and Mark Gordon allegedly sparked a 54-day manhunt across the UK after vanishing with their baby Victoria. Here's how the pair's journey began... December 20, 2022 Marten and Gordon December 24, 2022 The couple claim their baby daughter was born this day but this has been disputed by prosecutors. December 28, 2022 Their Suzuki broke down on the M18 motorway so a recovery driver took them to a nearby Sainsbury's. There was allegedly no sign of the baby but the back and side windows of the car had been blocked by clothing. January 4, 2023 Marten and Gordon checked into the Ibis hotel at the Lymm Services in Cheshire then later the AC Hotel in Manchester. January 5, 2023 The couple's Peugeot 206 catches fire on the M61 motorway in Greater Manchester. Police launch an urgent probe after finding placenta, burner phones and Marten's passport, jurors were told. She and Gordon are taken to a Morrisons store in Bolton by a member of the public before being The couple allegedly use Marten's trust for a taxi to Liverpool, then a Cab driver Ali Yaryar, who picked the couple up from Liverpool, told the court: "I think the baby had no clothes". January 6, 2023 The couple arrive in Harwich and check into a Premier Inn at around 3am. They later move to the Fryatt Hotel, where they paid in cash, it was said. January 7, 2023 Marten and Gordon travel by taxi to Colchester then to East Ham in London. The couple allegedly buy a buggy from Argos then grab another cab to Whitechapel. They ate in a Brick Lane restaurant then dump the new buggy - choosing instead to keep Victoria in a Lidl bag, jurors heard. January 8, 2023 The couple spend £475 on a taxi from Hornsey to Newhaven in East Sussex and walk to the South Downs National Park. January 9, 2023 Both Marten and Gordon claim baby Victoria died on this day - making her 16 days old, the court was told. It is said there is no way of knowing this for sure. January 12, 2023 Marten is captured January 16, 2023 Marten and Gordon are seen setting up a tent in Stanmer Park Nature Reserve in the South Downs despite the cold weather. February 16/17, 2023 The couple are spotted near Hollingbury Golf Course in rural Sussex allegedly pushing a buggy with no baby. Their tent is later seen in Coldean Lane in Brighton A driver sees the pair walking towards Stanmer Park with something under Marten's puffer jacket, the court heard. February 19, 2023 Gordon and Marten are allegedly seen in their tent in the park with a very young baby with a "wobbly" head. Jurors told the baby had no socks, blanket or hat on. February 27, 2023 The couple are arrested in Hollingbury Place in Brighton but do not reveal Victoria's location at first, it is said. March 1, 2023 Tragic Victoria is
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Constance Marten moans she's ‘treated like a killer' in jail & brands inmates and lawyers ‘Dementors' from Harry Potter
She claimed the lawyers were making 'angels look like devils' SICK RANT Constance Marten moans she's 'treated like a killer' in jail & brands inmates and lawyers 'Dementors' from Harry Potter Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Constance Marten has complained that she's "treated like a killer" in jail and brands her prosecutors like soul-sucking "Dementors." Posh prisoner Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after the death of their baby girl. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 Constance, 38, was convicted of the gross negligent manslaughter of her daughter Victoria today Credit: Central News 7 Her partner Mark Gordon, 51, was also convicted of gross negligent manslaughter Credit: Central News 7 The baby died while the couple lived 'off-grid' in freezing conditions Credit: Central News 7 Constance Marten told police that Victoria had died after she fell asleep while holding her Credit: Central News In a bitter rant to The View Magazine, a publication promoting reform for women in custody, Marten moaned about being 'treated like a killer' in jail. This is despite being found guilty over the death of her baby daughter. Marten and rapist boyfriend Gordon were convicted after their newborn Victoria was found dead in a Lidl shopping bag. Speaking from behind bars, Marten was very critical of her prosecutors and bizarrely told the prison magazine that they reminded her of the soul-sucking creatures in Harry Potter. She said: "It was his voice. I just couldn't bear it anymore. "Tom Little and Joel Smith remind me of Dementors from Harry Potter. "There's no empathy. I felt like I was being grilled as a serial killer." The 37-year-old aristocrat is locked up in HMP Bronzefield alongside notorious child murderers Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool following a four-month retrial at the Old Bailey. She complained about being spoken to like a child and accused legal teams of trying to 'make angels look like devils and devils appear angelic'. Marten added: "They all use this disgusting tone, like they're reprimanding a small child. Aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner have been found guilty of killing their newborn baby "I've heard them laugh and joke with others, but with me, it's always condescending. "I just shut down because no one wants to be spoken to like that. People say, 'Oh, they're just doing their job', but they're not. "They're paid to make angels look like devils and devils appear angelic." The mum barely mentioned her daughter, who prosecutors believe died from hypothermia or suffocation in a flimsy tent after the couple went on the run. Marten and Gordon sparked a nationwide manhunt in early 2023 after fleeing with their newborn, desperate to avoid the baby being taken into care like their previous four children. When asked about using pseudonyms while off-grid, she gave the excuse: "The police give people aliases all the time under witness protection. "That doesn't make me a liar. I was trying to protect myself and Victoria." Marten gave birth to Victoria without seeking any medical assistance in early 2022 and kept her "their little secret". The infant had hardly any clothes or "means of keeping or remaining warm". Victoria, who spent 'much of her life' in a Lidl bag for life, was tragically discovered dumped among rubbish in a shed near Brighton. A jury found the pair guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after hearing harrowing details of how they ignored warnings and lived 'off-grid'. In a police interview, Marten later said: "I had her in my jacket and I hadn't slept properly in quite a few days and erm, I fell asleep holding her sitting up and she, when I woke up, she wasn't alive." Jurors were told Marten had been warned by social workers about the risk of falling asleep with a baby lying on her and that a tent was unsuitable. Both she and Gordon lost their appeal against the child cruelty convictions and are due to be sentenced in September. This comes as... Marten was a former Tatler 'It Girl" and her family had close links to the Royals. But her life spiralled out of control after she and Gordon, 51, met by chance in a North London incense shop in 2014. The couple went off the radar from her friends and family and formed their own self-styled cult living apart from society, with Constance even posing as an Irish traveller when she attended hospital while pregnant. Constance also travelled the world and went to festivals including Burning Man and Wireless, saying: 'Dance is my oxygen.' She spent her summer holidays in 2010 working for a film production company in Cairo. One of her colleagues there described her as being 'very decent, nice and friendly' and having 'great potential'. But she added that Constance sometimes chose the 'wrong' type of man, adding: 'She was somehow gullible.' During the trial, it was revealed that Gordon was convicted of a series of sexual offences - including rape - while living in the US. Gordon, who was 14 at the time, broke into the house of a next door neighbour wearing a nylon stocking over his face and armed with a knife and hedge clippers. He demanded the woman undress and attempted to rape her before carrying out the vile offences in the April 1989 horror. The victim of his crime told the BBC she was "floored" when she found out the man who attacked her 36 years ago was on the run from police in the UK in 2023. She said: "The four-and-a-half hours I spent with him was enough to know he is evil." On May 21 the same year, Gordon broke into another home with a shovel and battered a man inside. The fiend was sentenced in the US to 40 years in prison, of which he served 22 years. In 2017, Gordon was convicted of assaulting two female police officers at a maternity unit in Wales. Jurors were not told that Gordon was also suspected of a incident of domestic violence in 2019 which left Marten with a shattered spleen. 7 In 2021 a judge ordered her four children should be adopted, shortly before she fell pregnant with Victoria Credit: Central News 7 The couple would carry Victoria around in a Lidl bag after getting rid of their pram Credit: Central News 7 Her arrest came following a 54-day manhunt Credit: Central News
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Constance Marten: Baby killer in Harry Potter 'Dementors' rant at prosecutors
Constance Marten who went on the run with her rapist boyfriend was this week convicted of the manslaughter of their own newborn baby and is locked up in HMP Bronzefield awaiting sentence Aristocrat mum-of-five Constance Marten who alongside her rapist boyfriend killed their newborn daughter, has issued a bitter rant from behind bars about the prosecutors who put her there. The shameless daughter of a multi-millionaire has spoken from inside HMP Bronzefield where she is held alongside fellow serial baby-killing nurse Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool, who tortured her 10-year-old stepdaughter Sara Sharif to death. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, were both found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after a four-month retrial. They were also convicted of child cruelty at an earlier trial and have already lost an appeal against that conviction. They face sentence in September. Now, in a self-pitying barrage of complaints about both her Old Bailey trial and treatment Marten - Prisoner A9624X - hurls abuse at the legal team who brought her to justice over the death of newborn Victoria, while barely mentioning the infant whose dead body was found among rubbish in a Lidl shopping bag. Speaking to the The View Magazine, a publication which promotes reform for women prisoners, wannabe journalist Marten hit out at prosecutors: "They all use this disgusting tone, like they're reprimanding a small child. I've heard them laugh and joke with others, but with me, it's always condescending." The posh prisoner continued: "I just shut down because no one wants to be spoken to like that. People say, 'Oh, they're just doing their job', but they're not. They're paid to make angels look like devils and devils appear angelic." Indignant Marten was extra critical of the CPS prosecutors Tom Little and Joel Smith saying they reminded her of Dementors from Harry Potter. Tom Little KC is the First Senior Treasury Counsel and regularly prosecutes some of the country's most high-profile cases, including the murder of Jo Cox MP, the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard and Metropolitan Police officer turned serial rapist David Carrick who attacked 13 women over nearly two decades. Joel Smith was the lead counsel to prosecute Carl Cooper, who murdered two girlfriends a year apart. The serial killer is now serving life with a minimum term of 35 years. Marten and Gordon's four-month retrial heard the couple had wanted to avoid their fifth child being placed into care after their first four children were taken from them by the family courts. Living "off grid", they went on the run, sparking a high-profile manhunt for them and the missing baby. The prosecution alleged baby Victoria died from hypothermia or was smothered while co-sleeping in the 'flimsy' tent, despite past warnings. The child's body was discovered with rubbish inside a shopping bag in a disused shed near Brighton after the couple were arrested on February 27, 2023. Trust-fund recipient Marten began giving evidence on April 22 after she complained about suffering from a headache and toothache. She told the court in her evidence in chief that when Victoria died it was the 'worst nightmare that you have ever woke up from'. She claimed in court she did not report the death as she feared being called 'some evil mother, a murderess, that sort of thing'. Marten was then cross-examined by Gordon, who by this point in the trial was representing himself. In answer to his questions, she said her family saw her as an 'embarrassment' and 'will stop at nothing to get what they want'. Prosecutor Joel Smith KC put it to Marten that leaving her daughter's body in a bag of rubbish was a 'despicable thing' to do. She angrily objected to his line of questioning, saying that Mr Smith was 'diabolical' and a 'heartless human being'. She then refused to answer more of his questions. Arrogant Marten continued her backlash against the experienced prosecution team in her interview with The View, claiming Smith was trying to belittle and demean her. She said: "It was his voice. I just couldn't bear it anymore. Tom Little and Joel Smith remind me of Dementors from Harry Potter. There's no empathy. I felt like I was being grilled as a serial killer. The killer went on: "[Joel Smith] asked, 'Miss Martin, let's talk about where you gave birth. I told him it was a cottage in Cumbria. He replied 'It wasn't really a cottage, was it? But it is, it's advertised on Airbnb as Woodcutters Cottage. By questioning this, he implies everything I say is a lie. "This is dangerous, because he represents the state. The jury sees him as the paragon of truth and justice. But he's being paid to make them believe I'm lying." In the few times Marten addresses the death of her helpless baby in the hate-filled, self-pitying interview, she still manages to make the focus herself, while continuing her attack on her prosecution. Marten whined: " Talking about my daughter's death, my beautiful, healthy child who died in my arms, has been unbearable. A forensic psychiatrist warned the court that I might not be able to give evidence due to overwhelming grief. "I couldn't breathe. I couldn't stop crying. The court was filled with journalists. The judge had to excuse the jury. I told Joel Smith, I've had enough of your character assassination. I've bared my soul. I can't keep doing this." On allegations the on-the-run mum used aliases, she offers the twisted excuse: "The police give people aliases all the time under witness protection. That doesn't make me a liar. I was trying to protect myself and Victoria." Marten is also highly critical of Judge Mark Lucraft KC, the Recorder of London, saying he didn't help her. Yet numerous times during the trial he told her he had personally called the governor at HMP Bronzefield to discuss transport issues she claimed left her too tired to pay attention in court. But in another warped whine, Marten tells the View: "He doesn't travel seven hours in a metal cage." Judge Lucraft also inquired about Marten seeing a dentist and halted the trial for her to be assessed. Yet in her self-absorbed interview with the View, Marten claimed: "I begged for a dentist appointment for three weeks. I was in agony, but he let me come to court every day in pain. When he finally acted, the dentist confirmed I urgently needed a root canal or extraction." She continued her bitter broadside against the proceedings and prosecutors by descending down a Big Brother-style rabbit hole rant. Marten wailed: "The jury is told not to look me up. So it's just their word against mine. We live in a surveillance state. They know exactly what they're doing, how to make truth look like lies." Marten and Gordon were convicted of perverting the justice, concealing the birth of a child and child cruelty at a first tria l and have already lost an appeal against those convictions. On Monday, they were found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter and will be sentenced on all charges on Monday, September 15. The View, which also published a previous article where Marten complained about her prison conditions, approached the judge and prosecution counsel who all declined to comment on Marten's latest rant.
