The Trial

Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before.

A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and 2 days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment.

The pair have been charged with killing her - which they both deny.

In this opening episode, which we've split into 2 parts, we get the opening statement from prosecutor, Tom Little KC.

Warning: This podcast references court proceedings which detail the death and alleged abuse of a child in detail.

Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports from broadcaster and journalist Caroline Cheetham, along with news reporter Jack Hardy.

They’ll take you into London's Old Bailey, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.

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In this episode Caroline and Liz discuss why the trial judge, Mrs Justice Yip, has decided to lift reporting restrictions and allow Girl X and Boy Y to be named by the media when she sentences them for Brianna’s murder next week.

They also chat to barrister Chloe Ashley about previous cases involving child defendants and what the judge will have considered before allowing their identities to be made public for the first time.

The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world.

The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads.

Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland.

Season Three will follow the evidence as the jury hears it in twice weekly reports from The Daily Mail's Northern Correspondent, Liz Hull, and broadcast journalist, Caroline Cheetham.

They'll take you into the courtroom to bring you the details as the evidence unfolds, to examine key moments and to carry out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims and experts.

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Season 4 of The Trial begins Wednesday January 24th.

Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before.

A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and 2 days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment.

The pair have been charged with killing her - which they both deny.

Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports from broadcaster and journalist Caroline Cheetham, along with news reporter Jack Hardy.

They’ll take you into London's Old Bailey, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.

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In this episode Caroline and Liz talk to Professor Alan Woodward, an expert on computer science and cyber security, at the University of Surrey. 

He explains how Girl X was able to access torture and murder sites online and why the dark web is so difficult to police.

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In today’s episode Liz and Caroline discuss what’s going to happen when Brianna’s killers are sentenced, and their names are revealed to the public for the first time.

They also talk more to Mike Evans, the head of crime at Cheshire police, who investigated the murder and was one of the first officers on the scene.

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Two high school pupils have been found guilty of murdering 16 year old Brianna Ghey.

The jury of seven men and five women took just 4 hours and 40 minutes to decide that the boy and girl - who cannot currently be named because of their ages - killed Brianna.

Even though it was impossible to be sure who had inflicted the final stab wound that ended her life, the jury found them to be jointly responsible.

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In today’s episode we’ll hear the prosecutor insist that ‘both defendants played a part in the murder of Brianna’.

But we’ll also hear Girl C’s barrister say that she couldn’t be responsible because there was ‘not even so much as a microscopic droplet of blood’ found on her clothes.

Meanwhile, Boy Y’s barrister has argued he was just an ‘extra’ in the tragic murder, which Gril X orchestrated, directed and carried out.

Both defendants deny murder

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In today’s episode we’ll explain that Boy Y gave his evidence to the court by typing his answers because he is unable to speak.

How he told the jury that Girl X was ‘giddy’ before they met Brianna on the day she died.

And how he said he wanted to explain to police that Girl X had used his hunting knife to kill Brianna but instead lied because he was ‘scared’ officers would ‘tell him off.’

The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world.

The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads.

Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland.

Season Three will follow the evidence as the jury hears it in twice weekly reports from The Daily Mail's Northern Correspondent, Liz Hull, and broadcast journalist, Caroline Cheetham.

They'll take you into the courtroom to bring you the details as the evidence unfolds, to examine key moments and to carry out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims and experts.

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In today’s episode we will hear what Girl X says happened when Brianna was killed.

We’ll hear Girl X admit that the idea of stabbing Brianna was fun.

And that she lied to Police and sent a message to Brianna, after she knew she was dead, as a cover.

The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world.

The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads.

Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland.

Season Three will follow the evidence as the jury hears it in twice weekly reports from The Daily Mail's Northern Correspondent, Liz Hull, and broadcast journalist, Caroline Cheetham.

They'll take you into the courtroom to bring you the details as the evidence unfolds, to examine key moments and to carry out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims and experts.

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Today we’ll hear that Boy Y thought Girl X’s alleged plan to kill Brianna was a joke - but that it went too far.

We’ll also explain what the Police found when they searched their bedrooms.

And how notes allegedly written by Girl X outlined the characteristics of serial killers. Both deny the murder.

The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world.

The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads. Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland. Season Three will follow the evidence as the jury hears it in twice weekly reports from The Daily Mail's Northern Correspondent, Liz Hull, and broadcast journalist, Caroline Cheetham.

They'll take you into the courtroom to bring you the details as the evidence unfolds, to examine key moments and to carry out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims and experts.

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Contact us at [email protected]

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