A British woman from an aristocratic family and her partner were sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison each for the death of their newborn daughter , who died while they were living off-grid in freezing temperatures.

Passing sentence, Judge Mark Lucraft told Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, that the way they treated their baby, Victoria, had been "neglect of the gravest and most serious type."

The pair sat separately in the glass-fronted dock at London's Old Bailey central criminal court, but had to be reprimanded by the judge for repeatedly gesturing and passing notes to each other, showing what Lucraft said was a "complete lack of respect" to the court.

"Neither of you gave much thought to the care or welfare of your baby," Lucraft told the couple, according to BBC New

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