Jurors just selected in the case of an aristocrat and her partner accused over the death of their baby have been told not to research the case before it begins next week.

Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, face trial after baby Victoria was found dead in an allotment in Brighton last March.

It was confirmed this afternoon that a panel of 15 potential jurors have now been selected at the Old Bailey, London.

They were sent away for a week and told they would not be required to return to court until next Wednesday (January 24).

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told them not to carry out any internet research about the case, which is expected to go on until March 8.

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Marten and Gordon are charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of the girl between January 4 and February 27 last year.

The pair also face charges of perverting the course of justice, concealing the birth of a child, child cruelty and causing or allowing the death of a child.

The defendants, of no fixed address, have denied the charges against them.