Search for Constance Marten's baby ends in tragedy as remains found in Brighton

Police searching a wooded area close to where the couple were arrested discovered the remains of a baby.

Published 1st Mar 2023

A major search for the missing two-month-old child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon has ended in tragedy as police announced they had found the remains of a baby.

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Metropolitan Police, who led the investigation, told reporters that remains were found in a wooded area.

The couple were arrested on Monday in Brighton after avoiding police for more than seven weeks but were without their child.

A massive hunt across a wide area of the Sussex countryside soon got underway.

More than 200 officers and specialist search teams scoured the area around Stanmer Villas where the couple were finally caught after a tip-off from a member of the public.

They were arrested on suspicion of child neglect, and later on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

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