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‘I did nothing but show her love’, says Constance Marten
Constance Marten began answering questions from her defence counsel, Francis FitzGibbon KC about the death of her child.
He asked: “Did you do anything to harm Baby Victoria?”
She replied: “No”
He went on: “Did you anything cruel to her?”
She replied: “No I did nothing but show her love.”
Ms Marten told the court that she had not allowed her to get too cold or too hot and told the jury she believed her daughter had died around January 9 2023.
11:34AM
Upbringing in wealthy family
Miss Marten told the jury she had grown up in a wealthy family and had benefited from a private education.
She explained she went on to Leeds university where she studied Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.
While there she received a fixed penalty notice for shoplifting a t-shirt.
Miss Marten said it was a “silly prank” but other than that she had had no previous convictions.
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‘Travelling is my passion’, says Marten
Miss Marten explained that she had been in receipt of a private income, but she said it was a “discretionary fund” that she could not access as she pleased.
“I am not allowed to just access it. They will give me money if it is potentially for work or for a house, they wouldn’t just give me money,” she explained.
She said after university she had worked as a researcher for the Al Jazeera news channel and had also worked as a nanny and as a photographer.
Miss Marten also said she had been “very blessed” to travel extensively, visiting India, Nepal, Uganda and South America.
“Travelling is my passion,” she said.