Constance Marten and Mark Gordon to appear in court after baby's remains found

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are owed to look successful tribunal aft the remains of a babe were found.

The assemblage of a newborn was recovered successful an country of woodland connected Wednesday aft a immense hunt cognition astir Brighton.

Ms Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, were charged with gross negligence manslaughter arsenic good arsenic concealing the commencement of a kid and perverting the people of justice.

They are owed to look astatine Crawley Magistrates' Court connected Friday.

The mates were archetypal arrested connected Monday and held successful custody for questioning, earlier being charged by the Crown Prosecution Service connected Thursday evening.

Police said earlier connected Thursday it was "too early" to accidental erstwhile the babe died oregon found its sex.

The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem introspection would instrumentality spot connected Friday.

Barry Hughes, main crown authoritative for CPS London North, said: "These charges originate from their apprehension connected Monday arsenic a effect of a lengthy constabulary probe to found their whereabouts and that of their baby.

"The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are progressive and that they person the close to a just trial."

Ms Marten and Gordon were detained pursuing a 53-day missing persons hunt which led to a wooded country successful East Sussex.

Hundreds of officers utilizing sniffer dogs, thermal cameras, helicopters and drones were drafted successful to look for the infant.

The Metropolitan Police has referred the lawsuit to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to the fact that the babe died during a missing persons probe it was leading.