Baby found in woodland ‘may have been dead for some time’, police say

Police activity in woodland area in Brighton, East Sussex, near to where remains have been found in the search for the two-month-old baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Police in the Constance Marten and Mark Gordon investigation believe a baby found in woodland in Brighton, England “may have been dead for some time”.

Officers have also been unable to confirm the infant’s gender after the remains were found on Wednesday, and a post-mortem has not yet taken place.