Constance Marten today told the Old Bailey that her previous four children had been stolen by social workers at the behest of her family, who enjoyed the backing of the state .
Jurors at the Old Bailey were told that the newborn daughter of Constance Marten (pictured here with another child) could have died from hypothermia or co-sleeping while she was on the run with her partner.
Mark Gordon, 49, told police that his partner Constance Marten was a good mother and had done nothing wrong when questioned about the death of their newborn baby, their trial has heard.