A post-mortem examination on Constance Marten’s baby was unable to establish a cause of death, police have said.

The Metropolitan Police said further tests would be carried out on the newborn following her discovery on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers found the body of the baby in a plastic bag under nappies in an allotment shed, Crawley Magistrates Court heard today, while searching the Hollingbury area of Brighton that afternoon.

The force confirmed the baby was a girl and that they were told the baby’s name was Victoria.

“We can now confirm the baby was a girl and we were told she had been named Victoria,” the Met said.

“A post-mortem examination held on Friday, 3 March, was unable to establish a cause of death and further tests will take place.”

Constance Marten, 35, of no fixed address, and Mark Gordon, 48, of no fixed address, were charged on the evening of Thursday, March 2, with gross negligence manslaughter.

They were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.

They appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Friday, March 3, where they were remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, March 31.