Baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon may have been dead for some time, say police

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon chatting and holding hands in court

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were holding hands and chatting to one another in the dock this afternoon as they appeared in court facing…

Baby found in English woodland ‘may have been dead for some time’, police say

Constance Marten, Mark Gordon arrested on Monday on suspicion of child neglect and re-arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday

Police say aristocrat Constance Marten's baby had been 'dead for several weeks'

It is understood that the unnamed baby's remains were found abandoned in woodlands connected to Wild Park nature reserve, Brighton, a day after the couple were arrested and charged

Baby found in UK 'may have been dead for some time'

Police in the Constance Marten and Mark Gordon investigation believe the remains of a baby found in woodland in Brighton "may have been dead for some time".

Baby death - latest updates: Police say Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's baby 'may have been dead for some time'

More than 200 Met Police officers had been searching for the baby of aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon. The couple had been on the run since 5 January until their arrest on Monday. On Wednesday, police confirmed the discovery of remains.

Baby found in woodland ‘may have been dead for some time’, police say

Officers have also been unable to confirm the infant’s gender after the remains were found on Wednesday, and a post-mortem has not yet taken place.