CONSTANCE Marten and Mark Gordon named their baby before its tragic death, a court has heard.
The courtroom watched as the couple blew each other a kiss from the dock, before hearing the horror of how the baby was found.
Prosecutor Jeremy King revealed the newborn was discovered in a shed – in a bag under a pile of nappies.
The court also heard how the couple had named the baby – and she was a girl named Victoria.
The date of the infant's death is said to be sometime between January 8 and February 27.
During the hearing Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, spoke only to confirm their names and dates of birth and were remanded in custody until March 31.
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The pair were both charged yesterday with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found on Wednesday.
They were also charged with concealing a birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.
Marten and Gordon had been on the run for 54 days, after their burning car was found on a Manchester motorway on January 5.
Emergency services raced to the flaming car and found signs that Marten had given birth inside it.
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The couple's disappearance sparked a nationwide hunt, with concerns growing for their newborn baby.
Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, were only spotted a handful of times before vanishing without a trace after January 7.
That was until Monday when police got a tip-off from a member of the public and found the pair in Brighton – without their baby.
Tragically the remains of a baby were found two days later.
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