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Nursery paedophile’s ‘heinous’ offending went undetected for 13 years

Vincent Chan targeted people who ‘can’t talk, or aren’t aware’

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Paedophile pleads guilty to sexually assaulting toddlers at London nursery

Vincent Chan, 45, admits 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 at Bright Horizons, Finchley Road, with two children he attacked yet to be identified

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Hundreds urged to get tested for HIV after 'predatory’ rapist convicted as police fear more victims

Police appeal for potential victims of Jonathan Carl to come forward after he was jailed for rape and reckless transmission of a STD

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2025

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Senior officer hails justice for baby Victoria as ‘selfish’ parents convicted

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford spoke to reporters outside the Old Bailey.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Marten and Gordon ‘had plenty of opportunities to do the right thing’ – police

The couple were found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria and causing or allowing her death.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Key CCTV of baby Victoria alive made police chief ‘wince’

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, from Scotland Yard, recalled his reaction to the first sighting of the newborn child.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Police go door-to-door of 400 homes in search for mother of abandoned Baby Elsa

The three siblings, Harry, Roman and Elsa, were abandoned in 2017, 2019 and 2024 respectively, and the search to identify their mother is ongoing.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

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Search for mother of three abandoned babies narrows to 400 homes in east London

The three siblings, Harry, Roman and Elsa, were abandoned within a few miles of each other in east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Wimbledon school crash driver arrested in reopened investigation

Driver of car that crashed into school, killing two girls, held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Woman re-arrested over fatal Wimbledon school crash bailed

Families of eight-year-old girls Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad welcome ‘pursuit of truth’ as police investigation continues

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Woman arrested after two children missing for five days found in Essex

Police confirm arrest of 31-year-old, after a mother left a family assessment centre with two infants on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Children of missing Jamie-Leigh Kelly found as search for her continues

The children were found at an address in Essex on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Colindale: Police searching for missing mother and two children make another arrest

The search for Jamie-Leigh Kelly and her children continues

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Colindale: Police hunt for missing mother Jamie-Leigh Kelly and children as man arrested over ‘abduction’

Police say they are extremely concerned for the welfare of Jamie-Leigh Kelly and her children

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Met police in appeal over missing mother and two young children

Officers seeking information on Jamie-Leigh Kelly, her toddler daughter and baby son, after she left a family centre in Colindale

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Urgent search for missing mother, toddler and newborn as man arrested on suspicion of abduction

Police ‘extremely concerned’ for Jamie-Leigh Kelly, toddler, and baby boy who is just days old

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Police hunt for missing mother and children as man arrested over ‘abduction’

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford said they were extremely concerned for the welfare of Jamie-Leigh Kelly and her children.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon remanded in custody over death of baby Victoria

Couple charged with manslaughter and concealing a birth will appear at Old Bailey on 31 March

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Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with manslaughter after baby remains found

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in an area of woodland in Brighton, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

Baby of Constance Marten 'had been dead for some time' after remains found in woodland

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford said investigators have so far been unable to determine the gender of the dead child, who was found following a major search for Constance and her partner Mark Gordon.

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

Aristocrat Constance Marten's baby may have been dead for 'several weeks'

Police have referred themselves to watchdog following the discovery of the baby's remains

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

Baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon 'may have been dead for several weeks', police say

In an update issued on Thursday afternoon police said they have not yet been able to confirm the gender of the baby

Liverpool Echo · Mar 2, 2023

Baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon 'may have been dead for some time'

Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

Irish Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Constance Marten's baby could have been dead for two weeks before couple's arrest

The couple was taken into custody on Monday, February 27 in Brighton after absconding from police for more than seven weeks - but the child was not with them

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s baby ‘dead for several weeks’ before discovery, say police

The remains were found on Wednesday in an area of woodland in Brighton

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