Parents Found Guilty of Negligence in Baby's Death Case

It has been 866 days since the remains of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's baby daughter Victoria were discovered at an allotment site near Brighton in a Lidl carrier bag.

Pathologists are still not sure exactly how she died - but today a jury decided that what ultimately led to her death was her parents' decision to go on the run with her, sleeping in a tent during freezing winter nights.

Both were convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after jurors returned unanimous verdicts.

It was already public knowledge that Marten and Gordon had previously been convicted of perverting the course of justice and concealment of a baby's birth during an earlier trial - but it can now be reported that they were also found guilty of child cruelty during that first trial.

That information was kept from jurors, and so could not be reported by the BBC and others, in order to ensure the couple could have a fair trial on the manslaughter charge.

It can now also be reported that between their two trials, Marten and Gordon launched an unsuccessful appeal to have their convictions overturned.

The couple are expected to be sentenced in September, and the end of their trial means we are able to disclose many new details about the couple's offending and history. You can read more at the links below.

According to the source: BBC.