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British soldier told colleague alleged murder in Kenya was sex gone wrong, court told

A hearing on Friday was told that a colleague of Robert Purkiss saw him crying outside the Lions Court Hotel

The Independent UK

Ex-British soldier told colleague alleged murder was sex gone wrong, court told

Robert James Purkiss told Westminster Magistrates’ Court he does not consent to his extradition to Kenya.

Evening Standard

Aristocrat Constance Marten launches bid to overturn conviction for killing baby while on the run

Marten and her partner Mark Gordon, a convicted rapist, were found guilty of killing their baby by gross negligence manslaughter

The Independent UK

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Constance Marten’s partner Mark Gordon complains that he can’t find a lawyer after chaotic case

Marten, 38, and Gordon, 51, were found guilty of killing baby Victoria after they went off grid

The Independent UK

Charge dropped against aristocrat Constance Marten’s partner after baby manslaughter conviction

In July, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found guilty of killing baby Victoria after they went off grid to avoid her being taken into care.

Evening Standard

Baby killer Constance Marten compares prosecutors to Harry Potter Dementors in prison diatribe

Constance Marten has complained about her treatment during her Old Bailey manslaughter trial

Evening Standard

Revealed: Constance Marten had shattered spleen in ‘domestic abuse incident’

Marten had repeatedly claimed she went on the run with her convicted rapist partner Mark Gordon to ‘protect’ their newborn daughter Victoria.

Evening Standard

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Sleeping in tent with new baby ‘not reasonable parenting decision’, court told

Baby Victoria died from hypothermia or was smothered while co-sleeping in a ‘flimsy’ tent with Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, it is alleged.

Evening Standard

Aristocrat Constance Marten refuses to continue cross-examination in trial over baby death

Jurors were told the mother, who is accused of gross negligence manslaughter of her newborn daughter, will not give any more evidence

The Independent UK

Constance Marten calls time on cross-examination

The 37-year-old is on trial with Mark Gordon, 50, charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria in early 2023.

Evening Standard

Constance Marten trial resumes without defendants as court told of abandoned cat

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of a baby who died after they went off grid and slept in a tent in early 2023.

Evening Standard

Teenage ‘super scooter’ rider guilty of fatal shooting outside south London club

Shaquille Graham was shot dead outside a nightclub in south-east London last March

Evening Standard

Moped row youth guilty over boy’s machete murder

Kamari Johnson, 16, was found injured after police were called to Bourne Avenue in Hayes, west London, on May 24 last year, and died at the scene.

The Independent UK

Kamari Johnson murder: Youth guilty over machete killing of boy, 16, in west London in moped row

Kamari Johnson, 16, was stabbed by a 17-year-old boy in row over £180 moped in west London last year

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Teenager stabbed 16-year-old with 30cm blade over ‘stolen’ moped, court hears

Kamari Johnson was found injured after police were called to Bourne Avenue in Hayes, west London, on May 24 last year.

The Independent UK

Double murder accused was reported to police five times before attacks, court told

Carl Cooper is accused of murdering Naomi Hunte before later killing Fiona Holm and disposing of her body

Evening Standard

Constance Marten says 'Jesus survived in a barn' as she defends living in a tent with newborn

Marten told the Old Bailey she would ‘rather be in a plush bed in a palace’ but decided to live in a tent for her newborn baby’s sake

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