Aristocrat's lover accused of killing their newborn baby refuses to appear in court because his back hurts
An aristocrat's lover accused of killing their newborn baby has refused to appear in court. Mark Gordon, 49, who was due to appear to face a charge of failing to comply with notification requirements of the sex offenders' register, claimed to be suffering extreme back and neck pain on Wednesday, January 4. Gordon, who had appealed to have a previous hearing adjourned in order to be legally represented in court, was said to have complained of back and neck pain and requested to see a doctor. District Judge Vanessa Lloyd said she believed Gordon was using his pain as a ‘mechanism’ not to delay the hearing of his case. Judge Lloyd said: “He refused [to attend court] last week. He will keep refusing because they can’t compel him to come... He’s using this as a mechanism… We are not going to see him today... I have a message from the prison that says he’s refusing because he’s in too much pain... We will have to adjourn again.” READ MORE: Man, 18, rushed to hospital with life-ch...