Sentence
Constance Marten
Constance Marten (aged 38) was sentenced at Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) on 15 September 2025 to 14 Years for Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice and 6 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Sentenced
- 15 September 2025
- Sentence
- 14 Years
- Judge
- Judge Mark Lucraft KC (The Recorder of London)
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
4 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice | Custodial immediate, 5 Years |
| Manslaughter through gross negligence | Custodial immediate, 14 Years |
| Endeavouring to conceal a birth/Concealing the birth of a child | Custodial immediate, 1 Year 6 Months |
| Child Cruelty to or wilfull assault, ill-treatment, neglect of children in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health | Custodial immediate, 1 Year 6 Months |
What the court heard
She was found guilty (retrial) of gross negligence manslaughter in January 2023. She was found guilty of child cruelty, perverting the course of justice and concealing the birth of a child between December 2022 and February 2023. SENTENCING REMARKS
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Good Character / No (relevant) previous convictions; Character References / Witness; Vulnerable victim; Mental Health Disorder / Antisocial Personality Disorder / PTSD / Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD); Mental Health - Bipolar Disorder / Depression / Depressive disorder / Depressive episode