Constance Marten, a wealthy aristocrat, advised her partner, Mark Gordon, to lie to the police about their baby daughter's death, fearing he would be blamed due to his race. Marten believed they would 'automatically blame him, being a black guy.' The trial also revealed that it was 'exceedingly unlikely' the baby died from cold or hypothermia.
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Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten has told jurors she advised her partner to lie to police about being present when their baby daughter died because she thought they would “automatically blame him, being a black guy” https://t.co/VcRkXceobM
Aristocrat accused of killing her baby planned to lie to police to protect her partner over fears he would be blamed because he is black, court hears https://t.co/hpgnSYG49j https://t.co/d1N5f50kwU
Constance Marten feared partner Mark Gordon would be blamed for baby death https://t.co/iPi1nVNSsT