Constance Marten and partner charged with manslaughter after baby's body found in woods
dailyrecord.co.ukConstance Marten and Mark Gordon have been charged after the remains of a baby were found in a woodland area in Brighton. The pair face a charge of gross negligence manslaughter after remains were found last night, Wednesday March 1, following a major two-day search operation in Sussex.
The Metropolitan Police believe the baby had been dead for "several weeks" before being found. The force added it was "too early" to provide a specific date of death, reports the Mirror.Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, were arrested on Stanmer Villas in Brighton on Monday after evading cops for a number of weeks.
The Crown Prosecution Service said they are also accused of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.
Barry Hughes, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London North, this evening said: “The CPS has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Constance Marten and Mark Gordon with gross negligence manslaughter.“Constance Marten, aged 35, and Mark Gordon, aged 48, have also been charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.
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