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The jury at the Old Bailey is discharged by the judge because they've been unable to reach verdicts. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon deny the manslaughter of their baby Victoria.

After more than 73 hours of deliberations the jury is discharged by the judge at the Old Bailey in London because they have been unable to reach verdicts in the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.

The couple are charged with causing the death of their baby, Victoria, after her body was found in a shed on an allotment near Brighton in March 2023.

So with the jury discharged - what happens next?

Presenter and Producer: Luke de Costa
Writer and Reporter: Jo Palmer
Graphics: Ed Houghton
Executive Producer: Peter Cooke

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