Police have said that this afternoon, officers have sadly discovered the remains of a baby near to where Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were arrested.
Det Supt Lewis Basford of the Met Police said:
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"The news that we did not want to hear".
"We will do everything we can to make sure we find out what has happened.
An application for an extension of their detention for a further 36 hours was sought and granted by Brighton Magistrates Court."
Both Constance Marten and Mark Gordon (A convicted rapist) were detained by police shortly before 9:30pm on Monday, 27 February following a top off from a member of the public who spotted them as they walked along a street in Brighton close to the scene.
A frantic search of allotments and woodland close to their location was quickly undertaken in order to locate the missing baby.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of child neglect on Monday, and further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter yesterday.
They both remain in custody for further questioning.
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