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Constance Marten, sentenced to 14 years for her baby’s death, is granted permission to appeal — a move that could reshape the case’s legacy. The infant, Victoria, died of hypothermia in a tent after her parents, Marten and Mark Gordon, were found guilty of manslaughter and child cruelty. Their other children had been removed from care, fueling fears they were fleeing to avoid that fate. The defense claimed accidental suffocation, but the judge rejected it, calling their actions arrogant and negligent. The case erupted after their car was found burning on a motorway, triggering a nationwide manhunt that ended with their arrest — and Victoria’s tragic discovery days later in a shed. Marten now seeks to challenge her gross negligence manslaughter conviction, though no date has been set. The legal battle continues as the public watches, haunted by the consequences of parental neglect.

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