The father of a missing newborn child is a convicted sex offender. A search for Mark Gordon, his partner, Constance Marten, and their baby boy, began on January 5 after their burning car was abandoned near Bolton.
Their vehicle, which had been bought six days earlier, was found near Junction 4 of the M61 at Farnworth on the hard shoulder. Ms Marten is from a land-owning aristocratic family with links to the Royal Family. The couple have a substantial amount of cash, allowing them to live off-grid, police have said.
They 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 has been estranged for several years from her family while Mr Gordon is a sex offender who served 20 years in a US jail for rape and battery. Mr Gordon’s conviction relates to a Florida attack on a woman in her early 20s when he was 14.
