Recovered/Located UK - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon & Newborn, left a broken down car on motorway, Bolton Greater Manchester, 5 Jan 2023

[celinesleuth]

Very interesting. I hope there’s a good resolution, not feeling very optimistic though :-( would love to know some more details

 

[Perodicticus potto]

Looks like the cult in question was T.B. Joshua's. Here's a 700-page book about him in PDF format that briefly mentions the mother.

 

[celinesleuth]

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She’s a very well educated person, clearly very driven, ambitious, and intelligent. I hope she’s found safe and sound soon. I wonder what background Mark has? I have so many questions!

 

[Nell91]

This is literally round the corner from me. <modsnip - no link> Praying they are found safe soon, the baby will need their checks and so will Mum.

 

[judroppp]

This is literally round the corner from me.<modsnip> Praying they are found safe soon, the baby will need their checks and so will Mum.

Same. Imagine walking up that embankment onto Newcombe Drive

 

[Nell91]

I'm gonna go and have a look on Ashton Fields soon. Blackleach also if I can.

 

[Jamz]

Supposedly she's been seen near port in essex

Police searching for mother missing with baby and father release CCTV image thought to show her in Harwich

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, along with their recently born child, are missing after their vehicle broke down near Bolton on Thursday. Police have released an image thought to show Ms Marten in Essex and say "their concern is make sure Constance, Mark and baby are safe and well".

news.sky.com

Seems to only sail to holland

 

[Nell91]

Oh goodness, I wonder how she got there. It does look like she is cradling something, so I remain hopeful for this little one.

 

[Perodicticus potto]

That does look like her. I don't think she can get into the Netherlands without passports for her and the baby. Good that they appear to be safe, anyway.

 

[Amonet]

Supposedly she's been seen near port in essex

Police searching for mother missing with baby and father release CCTV image thought to show her in Harwich

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, along with their recently born child, are missing after their vehicle broke down near Bolton on Thursday. Police have released an image thought to show Ms Marten in Essex and say "their concern is make sure Constance, Mark and baby are safe and well".

news.sky.com

Seems to only sail to holland

I'm relieved they aren't lying in a ditch the other side of the road.

I hope they are all safe and well. Whatever the backstory here, that is what matters, especially the newborn baby.

 

[snapdragons]

Do the photos of them (not the cctv one) look like mugshots? They felt quite different to the usual social media/family photos used for this type of thing. That and the language used by the police about her feeling scared make it all feel sinister.
I'm glad there's been a probable sighting and they seem OK

 

[Perodicticus potto]

BBC News has an updated story with this quote from the police superintendent:

She also appealed to members of the public with any information about the family's whereabouts to "please do nothing more than contact emergency services".

 

[judroppp]

Realistically it’s easy enough to get to Harwich from Bolton in 24hours. Even if by taxi. Also…. <modsnip - minor children off limits>

 

[Perodicticus potto]

I wonder what background Mark has? I have so many questions!

Me too. His name is pretty unsearchable, and he doesn't seem to have any social media accounts linked to hers. <modsnip - not victim friendly>
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[Amonet]

Do the photos of them (not the cctv one) look like mugshots? They felt quite different to the usual social media/family photos used for this type of thing. That and the language used by the police about her feeling scared make it all feel sinister.
I'm glad there's been a probable sighting and they seem OK

It's hard to tell about the photos. The one of CM looks so much like my own passport photo that I had done in a photography shop that I wonder if it is a passport or ID photo. There doesn't look like too much stress in either of their faces for them to be mugshots, but I could be totally wrong. It seems I was wrong to fear they might have had an accident or something that was keeping them 'missing'. so I could be wrong about that too.

 

[supernothing]

<modsnip - article sleuthing family members of missing persons who are not implicated in the disappearance is not allowed>

Sounds like an interesting family...

<modsnip - rumor> It's hard to find any details on the male apart from him living in Manchester..<modsnip> I wonder what has happened to get to this point. Very sad. <modsnip - no indication Social Services is involved> I just hope the baby and her are safe.

 

[Knitty]

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[Nell91]

Unfortunately by running with the baby, this is only going to get social service's backs up <modsnip - no indication of Social Services involvement>. the baby absolutely needs to be seen and checked by authorities, particularly if the wee mite is going through any kind of withdrawal.

 

[StillDiggin]

Missing couple and baby seen in Colchester, say police

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were seen in Colchester on Saturday, police say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Perodicticus potto]

Looks like the cult in question was T.B. Joshua's. Here's a 700-page book about him in PDF format that briefly mentions the mother.

Just to give some context to this (since I accidentally broke the rules with related posts - sorry!), the mother previously worked on an Al Jazeera documentary about this cult that's mentioned on her LinkedIn page.