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An aristocrat whose estranged daughter has vanished with her sex offender partner and their newborn baby has issued an emotional appeal telling her to turn herself in to the police.
Napier Marten, a film and music producer, urged his daughter Constance to take herself and the child to safety as soon as possible.
“I want you to understand that you are much much loved whatever the circumstances,” he told The Independent. “ We are deeply concerned for your and your baby’s welfare”.
It previously emerged that Ms Constance’s partner is a convicted rapist who served 20 years in prison.
Mark Gordon went missing with Ms Marten and their newborn baby on 5 January, after leaving their broken-down vehicle on the M61 near Bolton.
Gordon, 48, was jailed in the late 1980s in the US after raping and assaulting a woman in her early 20s when he was 14 years-old.
The state of Florida convicted him when he was 16 and he served a 20-year sentence before being deported back to the UK in 2010. Police are appealing to the public to help find the family
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Estranged father of Constance Marten makes emotional appeal
The aristocrat father of Constance Marten has made an emotional appeal telling her to turn herself in to the police.
Napier Marten, a film and music producer, urged his daughter Constance – who is missing with her sex offender partner Mark Gordon – to take herself and the child to safety as soon as possible.
Appealing to his daughter, Mr Marten said: “I want you to understand that you are much much loved whatever the circumstances. We are deeply concerned for your and your baby’s welfare”.
Mr Marten, 63, told The Independent he had known about Gordon’s criminal conviction for some time and had lived with the family “in great concern”.
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‘Beyond painful’: Dad of runaway aristocrat pleads with daughter to turn herself in
Exclusive: ‘I wish her to know she is loved whatever the circumstances,’ says Napier Marten
Jane Dalton19 January 2023 07:331674114259
Missing woman has links to Queen Mother
A mother missing with her partner and newborn baby belongs to an aristocratic family which used to own a sprawling country estate and has close links to the royal family.
Constance Marten, 35, is the granddaughter of Mary Anna Marten, a British Museum trustee whose godmother was the late Queen Mother, and who used to own the Crichel estate in Dorset.
My colleague Thomas Kingsley reports:
Mother missing with newborn baby belongs to aristocratic family with royal links
Constance Marten, who went missing after their vehicle broke down on the M61, is part of the Marten family who used to own Crichel estate in Dorset
Matt Mathers19 January 2023 07:441674113995
When did Constance Marten go missing and who is she with?
The partner of a woman missing with a newborn baby is a convicted rapist who served 20 years in prison.
Mark Gordon and aristocrat’s daughter Constance Marten went missing with their newborn baby on 5 January, when they left their broken-down car on the M61 near Bolton. Police were alerted to the vehicle when it caught fire, destroying most of their possessions.
My colleague Thomas Kingsley reports:
Man missing with aristocrat’s daughter and newborn is convicted rapist
Registered sex offender Mark Gordon was jailed in Florida after he raped a woman when he was 14, and was deported back to the UK after serving his sentence
Matt Mathers19 January 2023 07:391674112557
Couple missing with baby ‘have cash to stay off-grid’
A couple missing for 11 days with their newborn have a substantial amount of cash, allowing them to live off-grid, police have said.
Constance Marten, Mark Gordon and their baby have no luggage with them after most of their belongings were destroyed in a car fire, and are using cash to pay for taxis and places to stay.
Ms Marten comes from a wealthy aristocratic family, while Mr Gordon is a sex offender who served 20 years in US jail for rape and battery.
Police are worried for the newborn and say neither Ms Marten nor the baby have had medical attention since the birth.
Investigators said it is unusual for hotels to accept cash payments and appealed to staff at hotels or hostels where the couple may stay to come forward.
Shweta Sharma19 January 2023 07:151674109857
Mother missing with partner and newborn ‘spotted 200 miles from where they vanished’
A mother who has disappeared with her newborn baby and partner may have been spotted twice at sites more than 200 miles away from where they went missing three days ago, police say.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) believe Constance Marten may have been seen in Essex, firstly near to Harwich Port on Saturday at 9am and then in Colchester around an hour later.
Ms Marten, Mark Gordon and the child have been missing since their vehicle broke down near junction four of the M61, near Bolton, on Thursday evening.
Mother missing with partner and newborn ‘spotted 200 miles from where they vanished’
Constance Marten, Mark Gordon and the baby have been missing since their vehicle broke down near junction four of the M61 on Thursday evening.
Shweta Sharma19 January 2023 06:301674108000
Man missing with aristocrat’s daughter and their newborn is convicted rapist
The partner of a woman missing with a newborn baby is a convicted rapist who served 20 years in prison (Thomas Kingsley writes).
Mark Gordon and aristocrat’s daughter Constance Marten went missing with their newborn baby on 5 January, when they left their broken-down car on the M61 near Bolton. Police were alerted to the vehicle when it caught fire, destroying most of their possessions.
The Metropolitan Police has released a fresh appeal in the “high risk” search as officers fear the family could be anywhere in the UK.
Gordon is a registered sex offender who was jailed in the late 1980s in the US, after raping and assaulting a woman in her early twenties when he was 14 years old. He was put behind bars in Florida when he was 16 and served a 20-year sentence before being deported back to the UK in 2010.
The Independent previously revealed that Ms Marten is the granddaughter of Mary Anna Marten, a British Museum trustee whose godmother was the late Queen Mother, and who used to own the Crichel estate in Dorset.
Man missing with aristocrat’s daughter and newborn is convicted rapist
Registered sex offender Mark Gordon was jailed in Florida after he raped a woman when he was 14, and was deported back to the UK after serving his sentence
Liam James19 January 2023 06:001674106257
CCTV image released in search for missing couple with newborn baby
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Police searching for a missing couple and their newborn baby have released a CCTV image that is believed to be of the mother amid fears for their safety.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are appealing for Constance Marten to make contact and seek medical assistance.
Ms Marten, Mark Gordon and their child have been missing since their vehicle broke down near junction four of the M61, near Bolton, on Thursday.
CCTV image released in search for missing couple with newborn baby
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon and their baby are missing after their vehicle broke down near junction four of the M61.
Shweta Sharma19 January 2023 05:301674104400
Constance Marten was ‘promising actress’ and featured in Tatler magazine
Constance Marten was ‘promising actress’ and featured in Tatler magazine
A mother who is missing with her newborn baby and partner was a “talented actress”, according to friends (Thomas Kingsley writes).
The mother and baby belong to an aristocratic household that once possessed a sprawling country estate with links to the royal family, as revealed by The Independent.
As concern for the family grows, worried friends have spoken out about the former Tatler magazine babe of the month who enrolled at East 15 drama school in Essex before dropping out in 2016. Speaking to The Sunday Times, a former friend revealed that she had been a promising actress in her youth.
Mother missing with newborn baby was ‘talented actress’ and featured in Tatler
The trio has been missing for almost two weeks now increasing concern for the welfare of the child
Liam James19 January 2023 05:001674102657
Mother missing with newborn baby is part of aristocratic family with links to the Queen Mother
A mother missing with her partner and newborn baby belongs to an aristocratic family which used to own a sprawling country estate and has close links to the royal family.
Constance Marten, 35, is the granddaughter of Mary Anna Marten, a British Museum trustee whose godmother was the late Queen Mother, and who used to own the Crichel estate in Dorset.
Ms Marten, her partner Mark Gordon and their child were last seen on Thursday evening after their car broke down on the M61 motorway, at which point they left the road safely and walked towards Anchor Lane bridge, near Bolton.
Mother missing with newborn baby belongs to aristocratic family with royal links
Constance Marten, who went missing after their vehicle broke down on the M61, is part of the Marten family who used to own Crichel estate in Dorset
Shweta Sharma19 January 2023 04:301674100800
Search for Constance Marten involves 200 police officers
More than 200 police officers are involved in the search for Constance Marten, her partner Mark Gordon and their newborn child.
Metropolitan Police said officers had scoured more than 200 hours of CCTV footage so far.
The missing couple appear to know how to evade authorities, making the search more difficult, police said.
It recently emerged that Mr Gordon is a convicted rapist who had been jailed in the US.
The last confirmed sighting of the pair was on 7 January, two days after their disappearance, on CCTV at London’s East Ham station.
Liam James19 January 2023 04:00
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