Aristocrat and her lover go on trial for manslaughter

Aristocrat Constance Marten and boyfriend Mark Gordon who went on the run with their baby have gone on trial for manslaughter at the Old Bailey. Marten, 36, and Gordon, 49, sparked a huge police hunt after they went on the run with baby Victoria last January. The baby was later found dead in a plastic bag in a shed under a heap of nappies on a Brighton allotment. They deny the manslaughter of Victoria by gross negligence, concealment of the…