Special Season: The Constance Marten Trial - Episode 4

Fresh From The Old Bailey

The past fortnight has been dominated by five days of testimony by Constance Marten herself.

Finally on the stand, she has used her opportunity to offer some unusual testimony. She has spent long stretches making a string of allegations against social services regarding the care of her previous children, and she has been involved in long and testy back-and-forths with the chief prosecutor Joel Smith.

Smith has asked her about the proper burial or otherwise of baby Victoria. We've heard how at one point they planned a petrol cremation of Victoria's earthly remains. And we've heard how the duo of Marten and Gordon walked around with the infamous 'bag for life' containing Victoria, covered in soil and rubbish.

To unpack the events of these crucial weeks, we're joined by Guy Toyn, boss of Court News UK, star reporter Jack Hudson, who has been in court every day, and freelance journalist Alice Snape, who has also been covering the case.

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