Father of missing mother pleads for her return

The begetter of a pistillate who went missing with her newborn kid and partner, a registered enactment offender, has urged his girl to crook herself successful to police.

Constance "Toots" Marten, Mark Gordon and their babe person been missing since their car broke down and caught occurrence adjacent Bolton connected 5 January.

Ms Marten's begetter told The Independent helium was "deeply concerned" for her and her baby's welfare.

Mr Gordon served 20 years successful situation connected rape charges successful the United States.

Napier Marten, who said the household has known astir Mr Gordon's past grounds "for immoderate time", utilized the interrogation - published connected Thursday - to marque a nonstop entreaty to his daughter, 35.

"Even though we stay estranged astatine the moment, I basal by arsenic I person ever done, and arsenic the household has ever done, to bash immoderate is indispensable for your harmless instrumentality to us.

"I beseech you to find a mode to crook yourself and your wee 1 into the constabulary arsenic soon arsenic imaginable truthful you and helium oregon she tin beryllium protected. Only past tin a process of healing and betterment begin."

Police accidental determination is nary grounds to suggest that either Constance oregon the babe person been assessed by aesculapian professionals since the child's commencement - nor is it known if the kid was calved prematurely oregon went afloat term.

He served immoderate 20 years successful situation successful the United States earlier being deported to Britain.

Mr Marten said helium wanted his girl to recognize that she is "much, overmuch loved, immoderate the circumstances" and that the household is "deeply acrophobic for you and your baby's welfare".

"The past 8 years person been beyond achy for each the family, arsenic good arsenic your friends, arsenic they indispensable person been for you - and to spot you truthful susceptible again is investigating successful the extreme," helium said, successful the entreaty published by the Independent.

He went connected to convey the constabulary "for each their endeavours" and urged his girl to "find the courage" to contiguous herself to the constabulary "as soon arsenic possible".

Police accidental that the mates look to person near their location successful Eltham, successful south-east London, successful September 2022, erstwhile Ms Marten would person begun showing the archetypal signs of pregnancy.

The brace person since led a nomadic lifestyle.

Since their car broke down earlier this month, they person been spotted successful Liverpool, Harwich, Colchester and London. They were past traced connected CCTV connected 7 January, adjacent East Ham underground presumption successful the capital.

The mates are believed to person mislaid their belongings successful the occurrence and to beryllium dependant upon currency to survive.

Ms Marten comes from an affluent household and has inherited wealth. She had a privileged upbringing, attending a backstage school, assemblage and play school.

Officers accidental the mates are apt to person built up a "considerable slush fund" which could let them to unrecorded off-grid for immoderate time.

Police person said their apical precedence is "ensuring the information and wellbeing of the newborn baby".

"There is thing to suggest that immoderate of them person travel to immoderate benignant of intentional harm," said Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford.

"We conscionable request to guarantee they are okay, particularly the baby, and bash not necessitate immoderate aesculapian assistance for immoderate underlying issues.