The trial of an aristocrat and her partner accused of the manslaughter by gross negligence of their baby daughter is not sitting this week.
Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, have been on trial since the end of January.
The Old Bailey has heard that four of their children had already been taken into care and they were determined to keep their fifth child so were on the run from authorities.
Baby Victoria died while they were living off grid in a tent on the South Downs in wintry conditions last year.
The trial last sat on Thursday and on Friday and was adjourned until Monday, March 25, due to the availability of jurors and lawyers.
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The court has heard how the defendants fled with Victoria after their car burst into flames near Bolton, Greater Manchester, last January 5.
When they were finally arrested in Brighton last February 27, they had refused to answer officers’ urgent questions about where their baby was and whether she was alive or dead, the court was told.
Victoria’s remains were found by police in a Lidl bag inside a shed on a nearby allotment on March 1 2023.
The defendants deny manslaughter by gross negligence, perverting the course of justice, concealing the birth of a child, child cruelty and causing or allowing the death of a child.
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