Jury discharged in trial of aristocrat and partner over baby’s death
The trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon began at the Old Bailey in January.
The jury has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts in the trial of aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon over the death of their newborn baby.
The trial of Marten, 37, and Gordon, 50, began at the Old Bailey in January after their daughter Victoria was found dead on an allotment in Brighton, East Sussex, last March.
Marten and Gordon were each charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, causing or allowing the death of a child, concealing the birth of a child, child cruelty and perverting the course of justice.
Jurors began deliberating on April 30 and have been discharged after more than 72 hours of deliberation.
“Please do not feel that you have failed in any way,” he said.
The judge gave them the option of lifetime exemption from jury service.
Marten and Gordon may face a retrial.
