March 1st 2023.
Officers are continuing the search for the missing child, with police now of the belief that Constance Marten's child has likely 'come to serious harm'. At a press conference, Det Supt Lewis Basford from the Metropolitan Police said Constance and her partner Mark Gordon remain in custody and investigators have applied for a 36-hour extension to hold them for further questioning. Mr Basford has urged for anyone with information to come forward, as the search covers a vast area of 90 square miles. Constance and her sex-offender partner Mark Gordon were arrested in Brighton on Monday, and hundreds of police officers have since been scouring the area between Brighton and Newhaven, searching for the infant who has not had any medical attention since birth in early January. This morning, officers from London Search and Rescue were present in orange hi-vis jackets at Moulsecoomb Wild Park, a wooded nature reserve about a mile from where Marten and Gordon were arrested. Additionally, a pair of pink earmuffs was found in nearby woodland, the origin of which is unknown. Marten, who is from a wealthy aristocratic family, and her partner were located and arrested by officers from Sussex Police in Stanmer Villas. In a press conference, police said they still 'hold hope' that the missing baby is still alive, but warned that the 'risk to the child is extremely high'. Hundreds of officers have been engaged in the search and an entry on the allotments society Facebook page said officers had forced entry to outbuildings. A timeline of events since Constance Marten's disappearance has been established, with the investigation launched on January 5th when their car was found on fire and abandoned on the M61 in Bolton.
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Officers are continuing the search for the missing child, with police now believing that Constance Marten's child must have 'come to serious harm' as they strive to locate the baby. Officers gave an update on the investigation at a press conference this afternoon and urged anyone with information to come forward. Det Supt Lewis Basford of the Metropolitan Police said Constance and her partner Mark Gordon remain in custody and investigators have requested a 36-hour extension to detain them for further questioning.
Mr Basford said at the Brighton conference: 'This is an immensely difficult and meticulous search operation, spanning an area of roughly 90 square miles. We are utilizing all resources at our disposal to try and find the baby.'
Constance and her sex-offender partner Mark Gordon were apprehended in Brighton on Monday. They have been held on suspicion of child neglect and are still in police custody after almost two months on the run.
Hundreds of police officers have been scrutinizing a wide area between Brighton and Newhaven to attempt to locate the infant, who has not had any medical attention since birth in early January.
This morning, officers from London Search and Rescue were seen wearing orange hi-vis jackets searching Moulsecoomb Wild Park. The wooded nature reserve is roughly a mile from the location where Marten and Gordon were arrested.
Yesterday a pair of pink earmuffs - the origin of which is unknown - were also discovered in woodland nearby.
Marten, who hails from a wealthy aristocratic family, was arrested with her partner in Brighton. Gordon was restrained on the floor Monday night (Picture: PA).
An urgent search is underway to find the missing baby of Constance Marten, with Scotland Yard reporting that the pair were located and arrested by officers from Sussex Police in Stanmer Villas.
At a press conference yesterday, police said they still 'hold hope' that the missing baby is still alive, but cautioned that 'the risk to the child is extremely high'.
A spokesperson for the Met Police said: 'Whilst we maintain hope that the baby is still alive, we concur that the peril to the child is extremely high. Over 200 officers have been involved in the search and officers arrived within 6 minutes after the 999 call yesterday which led to the arrests of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.'
Police have also searched every shed at the Roedale Valley Allotments near where Marten and Gordon were taken into custody and will remain on the site for some time.
An entry on the allotments society Facebook page said officers had forced entry to outbuildings as the hunt for the two-month-old baby continues.
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