Baby found

The couple disappeared in early January and were arrested earlier this week. They are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Det Supt Lewis ...

Their baby was with them and alive at that time, police said previously. Earlier, police were granted an extra 36 hours to question the couple. Officers were on the scene within six minutes and every member of police staff available in the region was drafted in to begin the massive search operation. Police believe they were sleeping outdoors in a tent and living off-grid, prompting fears for the health of the child in winter temperatures. The discovery in an area of woodland came as hundreds of officers and volunteers were scouring a 90 square mile area near Brighton. The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went on the run with their baby back in January before being found and arrested in Brighton.

[arrested on suspicion of child neglect](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/28/constance-marten-missing-aristocrat-arrested-but-baby-still-missing-18359054/). [on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/28/couple-arrested-for-gross-negligence-manslaughter-amid-search-for-baby-18363376/). [check our news page](https://metro.co.uk/news/). ‘A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. [evade police for 54 days](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/31/10000-reward-in-hunt-for-missing-aristocrat-and-newborn-baby-18193620/), paying for everything in cash and covering their faces when on CCTV. Their vehicle was found abandoned and on fire at the edge of the M61.

British police have found the remains of a 2-month old baby in woodland after officers arrested the infant's mother and her boyfriend.

He served 20 years in prison in the United States after being convicted in Florida of kidnapping and sexual battery, according to U.S. Police believe Marten gave birth in or near the car a day or two earlier. Marten and Gordon remained in custody after police applied for a 36-hour extension of their detention period.

Confirming the discovery at Sussex Police headquarters, DS Basford said: “It is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded ...

Throughout the time the couple were missing, police appealed to them to get their baby medical attention, and raised concerns that the family had been sleeping rough in freezing temperatures. At around 9.30pm on Monday, a member of the public – who recognised Marten and Gordon from media appeals – dialled 999 after spotting the pair withdrawing cash at a convenience store in Hollingbury Place. After a car belonging to Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, was found on fire abandoned next to the M61 in Bolton on January 5, police began a lengthy search for the couple. Marten and Gordon refused to divulge information on the location or welfare of the baby while they were held in custody, leading to the extensive search operation. The pair had been avoiding police for several weeks and were detained by officers on Stanmer Villas in the city, but the child was not with them – sparking a widespread search in the “A crime scene is in place and work at the location is expected to continue for some time.

Hundreds of police officers and search and rescue experts scoured 90 square miles of the Sussex countryside in a bid to find the baby, who had not had any ...

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However their newborn baby - who went missing with the parents on January 5 - is yet to be found. Metropolitan Police has launched a search operation to find ...

Sussex Police added that the search was covering a large area between Brighton and Newhaven. On the police search, James Dunne told the Daily Mail: "I heard they’d been seen in the street and a call went out to the police. He told The Telegraph: "We can’t say at this time if it’s a boy or a girl. I’ve been told they’ve been searching for the baby all night and using heat-seeking cameras and other specialist gear. In a media scrum, he said: "As we've always said, this is about that baby. As time goes on, the risk certainly does increase." A detective involved in the search for the missing baby has said the "risks are high" the longer the child remains missing. Metropolitan Police has launched a search operation to find their baby who, it's understood, has not received any medical attention since being born. DSI Lewis Basford from Met Police told The Telegraph: "At the moment, we're still in the position where they [Marten and Gordon] have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and there is a search for the baby. Marten, from a wealthy aristocratic family, was a promising drama student when she first met Mr Gordon in 2016. DSI Lewis Basford of Met Police said the sex of the missing baby is unknown. The 28-year-old added: "It was frantic.

The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon. The discovery in an area of woodland ...

Their baby was with them and alive at that time, police said previously. Earlier, police were granted an extra 36 hours to question the couple. Officers were on the scene within six minutes and every member of police staff available in the region was drafted in to begin the massive search operation. Police believe they were sleeping outdoors in a tent and living off-grid, prompting fears for the health of the child in winter temperatures. The discovery in an area of woodland came as hundreds of officers and volunteers were scouring a 90 square mile area near Brighton. The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.

British police have found the remains of a 2-month old baby in woodland after officers arrested the infant's mother and her boyfriend.

He served 20 years in prison in the United States after being convicted in Florida of kidnapping and sexual battery, according to U.S. Police believe Marten gave birth in or near the car a day or two earlier. Marten and Gordon remained in custody after police applied for a 36-hour extension of their detention period. Before the remains were found, police had expressed concern that serious harm had come to the baby. "This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search had hoped would not happen." Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, a convicted sex offender, had crisscrossed England for weeks to avoid authorities, police said.

A body has been found in the search for a missing baby after an extensive search by police in Sussex. It comes after two missing people were arrested by ...

“Constance Martin and Mark Gordon remain in custody after an application for the extension of their detention for a further 36 hours was sought from Brighton Magistrates’ Court. “A crime scene is in place and work at the location is expected to continue for some time. A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. The search also included helicopters, drones and police dogs in a bid to find the missing infant. They had disappeared in January with police making several appeals for information about their whereabouts including that of their baby, who was thought to be days old when the couple went missing. It comes after two missing people were arrested by officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon managed to evade police for 54 days, paying for everything in cash and covering their faces when on CCTV.

[walking past a row of houses in Brighton, both with their hoods up, prior to their arrest.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/01/constance-martens-lover-shouting-and-brandishing-stick-moments-before-arrest-18366038/) [evade police for 54 days](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/31/10000-reward-in-hunt-for-missing-aristocrat-and-newborn-baby-18193620/), paying for everything in cash and covering their faces when on CCTV. This is standard protocol for such circumstances.’ [led a desperate search to scour a large area ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/01/urgent-search-for-missing-baby-expands-to-nature-reserve-18366814/)between Brighton and Newhaven to try to find the baby. [confirmed they had found the body of an infant on Wednesday evening.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/01/remains-of-baby-found-in-search-for-missing-newborn-of-aristocrat-18369421/) [were arrested in Brighton on Monday night.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/28/constance-marten-missing-aristocrat-arrested-but-baby-still-missing-18359054/)

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford of the Metropolitan Police Service and Chief Superintendent James Collis of Sussex Police today provided a brief on- ...

“The latest developments mean that the investigation is moving into a new phase and while the Metropolitan Police will remain in the area, the larger police presence for the search will be scaled back,” he said. “However, at this stage it’s vital that we allow the police to continue their investigation - which is expected to continue for some time.” He said police had been “overwhelmed by kind messages and support” from the public as they carried out the search for the infant. “Officers from the Met will remain in this area for the coming days.” [stage](/leisure/stage/) we have not yet been able to confirm the baby’s gender and a postmortem investigation has not yet taken place,” Detective Superintendent Basford said. Police believe the baby found in woodland near where Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were arrested “may have been dead for some time”.

Police say they have been unable to confirm gender of child whose remains were found on Wednesday.

The couple had been missing since 5 January when their car was found abandoned and on fire next to the M61 in Bolton. A postmortem examination will determine how and when the infant died. DS Lewis Basford, with the Metropolitan police, said officers were “devastated” after remains were found on Wednesday near where the child’s parents had been arrested.

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Met Police, and Chief Superintendent James Collis from Sussex Police give an update on Thursday following ...

It's too early for us to provide a more specific date. Speaking on Thursday afternoon Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Met Police, and Chief Superintendent James Collis from Sussex Police gave an update on the investigation which began in Bolton following the Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Met Police, and Chief Superintendent James Collis from Sussex Police give an update on Thursday following the discovery of a baby's remains.