Marten, who went off grid with her partner to evade social services, says they were put in impossible position

A mother whose baby died after she and the child’s father went off grid to stop authorities taking their daughter from them has told a jury she feels responsible.

Giving evidence in her trial for the gross negligence manslaughter of baby Victoria, Constance Marten said she had regrets over the way she had cared for the child, but said she was put in an impossible position by social services.

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