together in sorrow over the loss of a young life. it was amid the garden sheds and plants of this nearby allotment that police made their discovery after a two day search. this afternoon, senior officers brought their own tributes in memory of the child, who they say may have died some time ago. we are truly devastated by the outcome and we know this emotion is being felt here in brighton and across the country today. based on our inquiries we ve carried out so far, we believe, sadly, the baby may have been dead for some time before they were found. tonight, constance martin and mark gordon were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. they were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the two had been missing since early january and were sighted in various locations around the country.
that police made their discovery after a two day search. this afternoon, senior officers brought their own tributes in memory of the child, who they say may have died some time ago. we are truly devastated by the outcome and we know this emotion is being felt here in brighton and across the country today. based on our inquiries we ve carried out so far, we believe, sadly, the baby may have been dead for some time before they were found. tonight, constance martin and mark gordon were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. they were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the two had been missing since early january and were sighted in various locations around the country. they were arrested on monday and have been in custody since. the police say they re incredibly grateful for all the support they are getting
and a golf course and the south downs beyond. but there was no sign of the baby. as time progresses, as the weather is closing tonight, as it was last night, in terms of the cold and the coldness and the impact that would have on a baby, clearly the risk is getting higher and we have to be open to the fact that this may not end in the way we would like, but we need to remain hopeful. constance martin comes from a hugely wealthy family growing up in this country house in dorset. her father was so close to the royal family that in the 1970s he held the ceremonial role of third page of honour to the late queen. injanuary, he made this appeal to his daughter. darling constance, even though we remain estranged at the moment, i stand by, as i have always done, and as the family has always done, to do whatever is necessary for your safe return to us. constance martin
to harwich, arriving there on the morning of the 6th of january. by lunchtime on the 7th ofjanuary, they were in east london where they bought a tent from argos and abandoned their pushchair. they were then yet more taxi journeys, including a final one to the port of newhaven. since then they d evaded detection untiljust before 930 last night when a member of the public saw them and dialled 999. while detectives still hope the baby is alive, perhaps being looked after by someone else, they re becoming increasingly concerned. and constance martin s father has said that while he s relieved that she s been found, he is worried about the missing baby. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. meet one of the ocean s unsung heroes we ll tell you about the sea cucumber and how it helps to keep the waters clean.
constance marten and her partner, mark gordon, who s a convicted sex offender, were found by sussex police in brighton last night after a member of the public reported seeing them. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has the latest. working their way slowly through allotments in north brighton, police officers from london searching for a missing baby. every shed and greenhouse was being checked with temperatures close to zero. 0fficers looking for an infant, who was born less than two months ago. the baby s parents, constance martin and mark gordon, were arrested last night after a police hunt that began injanuary. they are now being held on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter. they had been in this convenience store and were spotted by a member of the public who called 999. they were arrested just moments after this cctv camera caught them walking along a road that leads to the allotments