Constance Marten

2023 - 3 - 1

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Hunt continues for aristocrat's baby after freezing night - latest updates (Mirror.co.uk)

Missing former aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were arrested in Brighton, East Sussex, last night as police continue to search for ...

They also say the couple have enough cash to live off-grid as they avoid the police. They walk to where the A259 crosses over the B2109, and are seen sheltering from the rain under an overpass at around 6am. Residents in the area are being asked to check sheds and outhouses. A member of public reported seeing the pair in Stanmer Villas, Brighton. "A couple of police were struggling to take him down and then a second car arrived. Shortly before midnight they dump their buggy near Brick Lane, east London, and take a taxi to Haringey in north London. The Metropolitan and Sussex police forces said in a statement around 4.30pm yesterday that the pair had since been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. The pair had been missing and travelling around the UK until they were detained on Tuesday. They did not have their newborn with them at the time. [Police are carrying out tests on the baby's placenta](https:// https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mystery-over-constance-martens-missing-29333302) that was found left in the couple's car found abandoned on the M61 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on January 5. “I was in the van - they got him at around 9pm." [200 police are searching for the newborn](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-missing-aristocrat-constance-marten-29330036) within a 10-mile radius between Brighton and Newhaven, East Sussex, around the area where the pair were arrested.

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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon arrest: Search for baby continues (BBC News)

They had been missing for 53 days. A search for them began when their car was found on fire near Bolton. Police say Ms Marten had recently given birth.

On the previous day, allotments and the golf course were searched. A car belonging to Ms Marten and Gordon, 48, was found on fire on the side of the M61 motorway in Bolton on 5 January. After their car was found on fire, police said the family left the scene and travelled to Liverpool, Essex, London and East Sussex. A Facebook Group for the Roedale Valley allotments were told police had broken into every shed on the site in their search for the baby. They said the baby may have been born in the back of the vehicle, without a midwife or medical attention. The parents, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, were arrested in Brighton on Tuesday on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

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Who is Constance Marten? Aristocrat background, children and age (LBC)

Where was Constance Marten found? And when did she go on the run with boyfriend Mark Gordon? Here's everything you need to know, including her family life, ...

"Officers from Sussex Police attended the location and the pair were arrested. How old is she and does she have any other children? So who is Constance Marten?

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Who is Constance Marten? The story behind the runaway heiress (cosmopolitan.com)

The former heiress has been on the run with Mark Gordon, a convicted sex offender, and their newborn baby since the start of January. The pair abandoned their ...

The couple remain in custody and police have now said the body of a baby has been discovered close to where the pair were arrested. Please Constance, find the courage to present yourself to the police as soon as possible." "The victim was held for a period of approximately four-and-a-half hours against her will by the armed intruder." Fast forward to 2023 and the pair made front page news when their car was found abandoned and ablaze on the side of the road. Gordon – who is 13 years older than Marten – was born in Birmingham but relocated to Florida with his family when he was a child. Marten and her siblings, Maximilian and Toby, were raised in Crichel House – a home befitting their aristocratic heritage – in Dorset. After graduating in 2012, Marten became a researcher at the London office of Al-Jazeera before becoming a freelance photographer. Constance Marten was born in 1987 to Napier Marten and Virginie De Selliers. Amidst all of this, questions have circulated about how Marten ended up in such a situation, and her aristocratic family have been vocal about what some would describe as her 'fall from grace'. Two days later, during a press conference (on 1 March 2023), police also confirmed that they had found a baby's remains in a woodland, close to where Marten and Gordon's arrest took place. The former heiress has been on the run with Mark Gordon, a convicted sex offender, since the start of January and it is known that she had recently given birth at the time of her disappearance. The pair abandoned their car in Bolton (where it was found set alight), travelled on to Liverpool, Essex and London, and paid for taxis in cash and booking hotels under fake names.

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Mark Gordon and Constance Marten: remains found in missing baby ... (The Guardian)

Police officers searching for a missing baby have discovered the remains of an infant near to where the child's parents were arrested after weeks of evading ...

“This is an outcome that myself and that many officers who have been part of this search had hoped would not happen. The couple have led an isolated life, cut off from family and friends. Speaking at Sussex police headquarters, Det Supt Lewis Basford, the senior investigating officer with the Met, said: “It is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded area close to where Constance and Mark Gordon were arrested discovered the remains of a baby.

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Baby's body found in woodland area close to where Constance ... (CNN)

The body of a baby has been found in a woodland area in southern England, close to where aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were ...

“I beseech you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee (little) one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. Marten is the daughter of aristocrat Napier Marten, a film and music producer. “This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search, had hoped would not happen,” he said.

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Constance Marten – latest: Body found in search for aristocrat's ... (Yahoo News)

Scouring 90 square miles of countryside, Metropolitan and Sussex Police had been using helicopters, sniffer dogs, thermal imaging cameras and drones in the ...

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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon arrest: Search for baby continues (BBC News)

They had been missing for 53 days. A search for them began when their car was found on fire near Bolton. Police say Ms Marten had recently given birth.

On the previous day, allotments and the golf course were searched. A car belonging to Ms Marten and Gordon, 48, was found on fire on the side of the M61 motorway in Bolton on 5 January. After their car was found on fire, police said the family left the scene and travelled to Liverpool, Essex, London and East Sussex. A Facebook Group for the Roedale Valley allotments were told police had broken into every shed on the site in their search for the baby. They said the baby may have been born in the back of the vehicle, without a midwife or medical attention. The parents, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, were arrested in Brighton on Tuesday on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

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Constance Marten arrest: Remains of baby found after massive search (BBC News)

The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon. The discovery in an area of woodland ...

Their baby was with them and alive at that time, police said previously. Earlier, police were granted an extra 36 hours to question the couple. Officers were on the scene within six minutes and every member of police staff available in the region was drafted in to begin the massive search operation. Police believe they were sleeping outdoors in a tent and living off-grid, prompting fears for the health of the child in winter temperatures. The discovery in an area of woodland came as hundreds of officers and volunteers were scouring a 90 square mile area near Brighton. The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.

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Constance Marten's baby could have been dead for two weeks ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon visited J & E Fish Bar in Brighton at night in the weeks before being arrested - but never seen on CCTV with the baby, ...

The source claimed: "They've been picked up on CCTV in the area as far back as February 11. They were finally arrested in Brighton on Monday, minutes after a member of the public tipped off police, but their baby was not with them. The couple remain in custody after police were granted a 36-hour custody extension by Brighton magistrates. [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21560284/constance-marten-baby-sightings-brighton/) that Marten and Gordon visited J & E Fish Bar at night in the weeks before being arrested - but were never seen on CCTV with the baby. The couple were arrested on Monday in Brighton after avoiding police for more than seven weeks but the child was not with them. CCTV from early February shows the couple were never seen with their baby during their time in Brighton.

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'She's no mother': Brighton community angry at Constance Marten and Mark Gordon as search for their baby continues (TalkTV)

By TalkTV reporter Oliver Whitfield-Miočić in Brighton. Residents in the area where Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were arrested on Monday evening have urged the parents to tell the police where their missing baby can be found.

Police officers could be helping other people if the parents would just say where the baby is. Why did the couple specifically come here? A teenager who led police on a terrifying chase at speeds in excess of 100mph has escaped a prison... Why are they refusing to co-operate with the police? Local mother Eva Suleiman told TalkTV: “It’s not good at all. I don’t think people like that should have kids.”

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Police discovers dead baby near the area where Constance Marten ... (WION)

London's Metropolitan Police released a statement on Tuesday in which it said that the couple had been “initially arrested on suspicion of child neglect,” but ...

“I beseech you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee (little) one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. Aristocrat and film and music producer Napier Marten is the father of Marten. “This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search, had hoped would not happen.

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Constance Marten – latest news: Baby's body found in search for ... (The Independent)

Police have arrested Marten and her partner Mark Gordon on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

They were travelling by taxi across the UK after their car was found burned on a motorway in Greater Manchester. The couple was found by officers in Brighton following a tip-off from the public, but were without their newborn baby. This video shows the mansion Constance Marten spent much of her childhood in. This video gives a glimpse inside the aristocratic childhood home of Constance Marten. After serving a 20-year sentence he was deported back to the UK in 2010. “They’ve been picked up on CCTV in the area as far back as 11 February. The runaway aristocrat and her convicted sex offender partner were found and arrested in Brighton, without their newborn baby. This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search, had hoped would not happen. [The pair remain in custody](/tv/news/constance-marten-aristocrat-home-crichel-house-b2292294.html) having been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and gross negligence manslaughter. No further information about the discovery will be shared at this time.” “A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. A post-mortem examination is yet to take place.

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Constance Marten: Baby's remains found in woodland following ... (TalkTV)

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford said: “It is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded area close to where Constance ...

TalkTV's Isabel Oakeshott has said she makes no apology for leaking thousands of government... Matt Hancock and Sir Gavin Williamson accused teachers of being "absolute arses" looking for... Isabel Oakeshott clashed with Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4's Today programme while defending her... The pair had been avoiding police for several weeks and were arrested by officers on Stanmer Villas in Brighton, but the child was not with them – sparking a widespread search in the Sussex undergrowth. “This is an outcome that myself and that many officers who have been part of this search had hoped would not happen. Police confirmed on Wednesday evening that a baby's remains had been found close to where Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

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Constance Marten – latest news: Baby's body found in search for ... (The Independent)

Police have arrested Marten and her partner Mark Gordon on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

After serving a 20-year sentence he was deported back to the UK in 2010. Police later said remains of a baby were found in the area. “They’ve been picked up on CCTV in the area as far back as 11 February. This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search, had hoped would not happen. No further information about the discovery will be shared at this time.” [The pair remain in custody](/tv/news/constance-marten-aristocrat-home-crichel-house-b2292294.html) having been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and gross negligence manslaughter. “A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. A post-mortem examination is yet to take place. Ms Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were apprehended on the outskirts of the city on Monday night, and the remains of a baby have been discovered in nearby woodland. Police appear to be continuing to search the allotments which were at the centre of the hunt for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s baby on Wednesday. The remains of a baby were found in a wooded area close to where the aristocrat and her partner were arrested on Monday. [A body has been found](/news/uk/crime/constance-marten-baby-body-found-b2291402.html) in the search for the newborn baby of [Constance Marten](/topic/constance-marten) and Mark Gordon, police have confirmed.

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British police find remains in search for Constance Marten's missing ... (UPI.com)

Officers searching for the missing baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have found remains of an infant in a wooded area in Southern Britain near where ...

A $12,000 reward was offered to the public for information that would lead to their whereabouts. "This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search had hoped would not happen," Basford said. Monday in Stanmer Villas without their newborn child following a member of the public spotting them at a store. [since early this year after](https://news.met.police.uk/news/renewed-appeal-for-information-on-missing-couple-and-newborn-baby-462390) a car was found ablaze on the shoulder of the M61 highway in Bolton, which is north of Manchester and some 270 miles northwest of Brighton, on the afternoon of Jan. [a statement](https://news.met.police.uk/news/update-body-of-baby-found-in-sussex-woodland-462884) that a post-mortem examination will be held soon and the location where the remains were found has been designated a crime scene and is expected to remain one for some time. [Mark Gordon](https://www.upi.com/topic/Mark_Gordon/) have found remains of an infant in a wooded area in Southern Britain near where the couple were arrested earlier this week, authorities said.

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Constance Marten: Police continue to quiz runaway aristocrat as ... (Evening Standard)

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford on Wednesday night revealed that an infant's remains had been found close to where Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, were ...

She was a promising drama student until she met Gordon in 2016. The remains were found on Wednesday in an area of woodland in Brighton following a major search for Constance Marten’s two-month-old baby. The remains were found on Wednesday in an area of woodland in Brighton

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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: baby whose remains found ... (The Guardian)

Police say they have been unable to confirm gender of child whose remains were found on Wednesday.

The couple had been missing since 5 January when their car was found abandoned and on fire next to the M61 in Bolton. A postmortem examination will determine how and when the infant died. DS Lewis Basford, with the Metropolitan police, said officers were “devastated” after remains were found on Wednesday near where the child’s parents had been arrested.

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Aristocrat Constance Marten's baby 'may have been dead for some ... (Daily Mail)

The newborn which went missing with parents Constance Marten and Mark Gordon may have been dead 'for some time' as police said they have been unable to tell ...

This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search had hoped would not happen.' They were never seen with the baby, or pushing a pram or anything like that. New CCTV of them walking past a petrol garage that day has been released and is the last time they were spotted. 'Gordon has a leg injury and was using the tree branch as a walking stick. A member of the public spotted them at corner shop cash machine and followed them to their hiding place. Detectives working to trace the family have now tracked them to Newhaven, in East Sussex. [Brighton](/news/brighton/index.html) after 54 days on the run - but without their baby. From there they travelled to Liverpool and then onwards to Harwich via a taxi at about 3.30am. Their preliminary investigation also uncovers that Ms Marten is believed to have given birth two days previously and has not been seen by any medics. They went over to a spot behind the allotments about 100 metres away. 'The body was found in the woods. 'It is the situation that it is now.

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