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Judge is summing up the evidence
The Recorder of London, Judge Mark Lucraft KC, is summing up the evidence to the jury as the trial enters its final stages.
Evidence recapped so far includes eyewitness Ken Hudson, who stopped to help the couple when their car caught fire on the M61 near Bolton on 5 January.
Mr Hudson previously told the court he fears baby Victoria would still be alive if he had stayed at the roadside with the parents until police arrived.
But the pair fled with baby Victoria after he pulled away, leaving their burning car at the roadside along with most of their possessions.
Police later found £2000 in cash, Marten’s passport, 34 burner phones and a placenta wrapped in a towel in the burnt out vehicle.
Marten and Gordon are accused of gross negligence manslaghter of the newborn
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