Constance Marten: Baby killer in Harry Potter 'Dementors' rant at prosecutors

Daily Mirror

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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.
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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.
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"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.
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"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."
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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."
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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.