Constance Marten police give update on search for missing baby as they apply for more time to question parents

POLICE will maintain runaway pair Constance Marten and Mark Gordon in custody for 36 hours longer because the frantic seek for their lacking child continues.

Talking at a press convention in Brighton on Wednesday, cops stated the hunt for the new child is a "troublesome" and "complicated" investigation.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon will be held in custody for an additional 36 hours
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon will likely be held in custody for a further 36 hoursCredit score: Nicholas Razzell

Police have focused their search in the Roedale Valley Allotments in Brighton
Police have centered their search within the Roedale Valley Allotments in BrightonCredit score: Getty

And police reiterated their beforehand held issues that the two-month-old might have "come to critical hurt".

The aristocrat and her associate have been arrested in Stanmer Villas, Brighton, on Monday with out their child after 54 days on the run.

On Tuesday, police revealed the pair had been additional arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

The precise cost offers police the facility to detain the couple for an extended time period whereas they're questioned.

The duo proceed to refuse to say the place their child is and even reveal its gender.

Over 200 officers are scouring a 91-square mile space throughout East Sussex - with a deal with the world they have been arrested and the close by Roedale Valley Allotments.

An entry on the allotments society Fb web page stated officers had compelled entry to outbuildings within the seek for the infant.

Police stated they've searched each shed on the veg plot and can stay on website for a while.

Search canine have additionally been deployed to the world.

Teams of officers from the Metropolitan Police and London Search and Rescue performed sweeps of close by Moulsecoomb Wild Park on Wednesday.


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They have been seen trying underneath bushes and behind timber for the two-month-old.

A former police detective instructed Sky Information on Tuesday that cops not understanding the gender of the infant might counsel Marten and Gordon should not answering questions in custody.


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The pair left their dwelling in Eltham, South East London, someday in September 2022, and commenced a nomadic life-style.

Earlier than they vanished, it's thought Marten withdrew £15,000 of money from an ATM.

The couple's automotive was discovered on fireplace on January 5 on the M61 close to Bolton, Lancashire - it's thought Constance gave delivery within the car or close to it within the days surrounding the incident.

They have been then noticed on CCTV at numerous places throughout Liverpool, London, Essex and East Sussex.

Following the pair's disappearance, police instructed how the aristocrat grew to become estranged from her household after assembly Gordon when she was a drama scholar in 2016.

The daughter of Napier Martin, a former web page to the Queen, and granddaughter of Mary Anna Marten, whose godmother was the Queen Mom, Constance comes from a household of rich landowners.

She was deemed an 'it lady' when she appeared on upmarket magazine Tatler's babe of the month web page whereas she was a scholar in 2008.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon in custody for 36 hours longer
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon in custody for 36 hours longerCredit score: PA

Mark Gordon and Constance Marten were arrested on Monday
Mark Gordon and Constance Marten have been arrested on MondayCredit score: PA

Police said the hunt for the newborn is a 'complex investigation'
Police stated the hunt for the new child is a 'complicated investigation'Credit score: Sky Information

Groups of officers from the Metropolitan Police and London Search and Rescue scour the Moulsecoomb Wild Park on Wednesday
Teams of officers from the Metropolitan Police and London Search and Rescue scour the Moulsecoomb Wild Park on WednesdayCredit score: PA

Huge searches across 91-square miles of East Sussex are taking place as they search for the newborn
Large searches throughout 91-square miles of East Sussex are happening as they seek for the new childCredit score: PA

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