Police extend search for missing baby to nature reserve

London Search and Rescue has now extended its search to Moulsecoomb Wild Park, an area just a mile from where Marten and Gordon were arrested. The Independent reports that a red search dogs van was seen making its way into Golf Drive, which leads to the allotments that have been the focus of the police search. [caption id="attachment_380024" align="alignnone" width="2048"] An allotment area has been the focus of police search efforts so far (Getty)[/caption] Marten, 35, and Gordon, 48, had been travelling around the UK by taxi since their car was found burning on the M61 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on 5 January. The couple walked along the hard shoulder of the motorway, with Marten carrying their baby in her arms. Authorities previously believed the couple had been sleeping rough, and had been dodging police by moving around frequently and keeping their faces covered from CCTV. The couple travelled from Bolton to Liverpool, then to Harwich in Essex, then to east London and then to Newhaven in Sussex, where they were seen near the ferry port on 8 January. Police told the BBC that Tuesday's search was covering a large area between Brighton and Newhaven, where the pair were spotted a few days ago. A helicopter, drones and police dogs are all involved in the search and residents are being urged to check sheds and other outhouses, and to report anything unusual. Police confirmed on Tuesday that Marten and Gordon have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/1630622609074274333 Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, from the Metropolitan Police, said the risk to the infant was increasing as time goes on. Police said they still hope to find the baby safe and well, but DS Basford added that they must "be open to the fact this may not end in the way we would like" and that the infant may have "come to harm. Related links:

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