Constance Marten: £10k reward for help locating missing couple and newborn baby

A £10,000 reward has been offered for help tracking down missing couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon and their newborn baby.

Met Police detectives have said they are “extremely concerned” about the infant’s wellbeing.

The family have been missing for almost a month, and are thought to have been sleeping in a tent in sub-zero temperatures.

Neither mother nor baby have been seen by medical professionals since the birth.

Det Supt Lewis Basford said: “Finding the baby is our top priority and we are now offering a £10,000 reward to anyone who provides information which leads to them being found.”

He urged anyone with information who may not have spoken out before to contact police.

“It does not matter why you did not speak to us earlier, what matters is doing the right thing now for the good of a vulnerable newborn baby,” he stressed.

“Maybe you saw them wandering the streets? Perhaps they asked you for directions? Maybe they got into your taxi, or they came into your establishment to buy food and drink?

“Please contact us with any information you have, because every single bit of information we get will assist us with finding them.

“If you have taken cash to provide a service to them, whether that’s a lift, accommodation or something else, I’d like to stress you are not in any trouble, we just need to hear from you.”

A team of police are working around the clock to trace Ms Marten, 35, and her partner, 4, and tracked the couple to Newhaven in east Sussex, where they were dropped off in a taxi at the entrance to the port at just before 5am on Sunday, January 8.

Bags containing a blue two-man tent, sleeping bags and pillows bought from Argos the night before were seen with them - meaning they could still be camping somewhere in the UK.

But they had dumped a pushchair they were previously seen with in Flower and Dean Walk, Spitalfields, east London, at quarter to midnight the night before.

Det Supt Basford added: “We continue to be extremely concerned about the health and wellbeing of the newborn baby, which has had no medical care and has been on the move, and possibly exposed to sub-zero temperatures, for almost a month now.

“We’re also concerned for the welfare of Constance and Mark, because our enquiries suggest that they were constantly moving and awake for at least a few days – which must be especially draining on someone who had recently given birth with no medical attention.

He continued: “We have no evidence to suggest that they boarded a ferry in Newhaven, and we still strongly believe that they remain here in the UK – although they could be anywhere.

“Our enquiries also establish that the baby was alive and with them when they got the taxi to Newhaven.

“We know they were still in possession of camping equipment on Sunday, January 8, and I’d encourage people to remain vigilant and keep a look out for a blue tent.

“Please keep your eyes peeled, especially while you are out and about in waste ground or beauty spots, or while you’re walking the dog, and report any information to us.”

Anyone who has information on the family’s whereabouts should call the incident room on 020 7175 0785. Information can be reported 100% anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. They never ask for personal details and they do not trace your device.