While sentencing the couple to 14 years imprisonment for killing their daughter, Judge Mark Lucraft KC ‘s said neither Marten nor Gordon gave much or any thought to their baby, adding that their focus was entirely on themselves. David James Smith explains how their strange bond didn’t falter as the darkest chapter of their long and complex history was laid bare

Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon are facing lengthy prison terms after they were convicted in July of the gross negligence manslaughter of their baby daughter.

Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were found guilty of the manslaughter of their baby, Victoria