{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/688a277d8118276109e813dd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Runaway Couple part 1: The turbulent lives of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon","description":"<p>British socialite Constance Marten, 38, and her partner convicted rapist Mark Gordon, 51, prompted a 53-day police manhunt when they went on the run with their newborn daughter in the depths of winter two years ago.</p><p><br></p><p>That hunt ended in tragedy after the decomposed body of their baby, Victoria, was discovered in a shopping bag buried under rubbish in Brighton; the couple were camping nearby.</p><p><br></p><p>While no definitive cause of the baby’s death could be established, they were found guilty in July of her manslaughter by gross negligence.</p><p><br></p><p>The scenes in the Old Bailey in London were as chaotic as their lives and the details that emerged of the birth and death of their daughter were harrowing.</p><p><br></p><p>It is thought they went on the run when Marten was pregnant as their four young children had already been taken into care.</p><p><br></p><p>Their sentencing is expected in September.</p><p><br></p><p>BBC news correspondent Helena Wilkinson takes us inside the courtroom and explains how the tragic case unfolded.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}