Special Season: The Constance Marten Trial - Episode 5

Fresh From The Old Bailey

Twelve weeks into this six week trial, an end is in sight.

A final day of Marten's testimony was followed by a paediatrician testifying for the defence.

Then, the last lap. The judge has now issued legal directions to the jury.

We've heard closing arguments from the prosecution, in which they laid out the case that Constance Marten was a liar. "Grand-standing on a premier league level", said Tom Little KC. And telling "big fat lies" about her baby's death.

And a particularly florid one from Mark Gordon's barrister, who called Marten "a lioness who loved her cubs". And meditated at length on the origins of her name. He pointed out that 149 000 babies sleep with their parents every night in the UK. The death of Victoria, he inferred, was unhappy chance.

This week, we're joined by Court News UK's co-founder, Guy Toyn, and star reporter Jack Hudson, who has been sitting through every day of the trial, to pick over what we've heard - and what is still left to come.

After so long, the jury are about to take their leave, and come to a conclusion on all five charges. The next we hear from the Court News team will be after the verdict. Stay tuned.

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