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Indian-origin parents in UK appeal for missing son
London, Jan 10 (PTI) An Indian-origin family made an
emotional appeal for the safe return of their 15-year-old son,
who went missing since Tuesday en-route to his school.
The parents of Jonathan Marques, a Reading-based family
of Goa origin, wept through out the press conference and asked
anyone who has seen him, to get in touch.
The family, which moved to the UK three years ago, in
their plea said "Jonthan, if you are there, just give us a
call and tell us you are safe. Please come home. We love
you and we miss you. Please come home."
His father, Menino Marques, said "Anybody who knows
anything about Jonthan, please phone the police."
Arcanja Afonso Marques, his mother, sobbed inconsolably
throughout the press conference, reports from Reading near
London said.
He was last seen leaving home at 8.30am on Tuesday
morning in his Blessed Hugh Faringdon school uniform but he
did not arrive at the school.
When he did not come home in the afternoon, his parents
became worried and checked with friends before calling the
police.
Chief Superintendent Richard Bennett said: "Jonthan is a
very quiet boy and keeps himself to himself. Most of his
friends are at the school and we are talking to them."
Bennett also said Jonthan was very keen to return to his
home town Goa in India and that had caused a few problems at
home.
"Jonthan hasn't been particularly happy at school and he
would like to go back to Goa in India where his family have
come from three years ago and that has caused a few tensions
at home," he said.
"He doesn't have his passport with him or any money or
his phone and we've got no reason to believe he has left the
area. There is nothing to suggest that there is any foul play
involved. The most likely explanation is that he has decided
to run away or he's been staying somewhere.
"His family are very distressed. If there have been some
disagreements in the past that is something we can work
through. The important thing is we are reassured that he is
safe."
The Reading police have searched his route to school and
interviewed pupils, who were told the news in a special
assembly. They have also examined CCTV footage from shops and
railway stations. PTI Corr
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emotional appeal for the safe return of their 15-year-old son,
who went missing since Tuesday en-route to his school.
The parents of Jonathan Marques, a Reading-based family
of Goa origin, wept through out the press conference and asked
anyone who has seen him, to get in touch.
The family, which moved to the UK three years ago, in
their plea said "Jonthan, if you are there, just give us a
call and tell us you are safe. Please come home. We love
you and we miss you. Please come home."
His father, Menino Marques, said "Anybody who knows
anything about Jonthan, please phone the police."
Arcanja Afonso Marques, his mother, sobbed inconsolably
throughout the press conference, reports from Reading near
London said.
He was last seen leaving home at 8.30am on Tuesday
morning in his Blessed Hugh Faringdon school uniform but he
did not arrive at the school.
When he did not come home in the afternoon, his parents
became worried and checked with friends before calling the
police.
Chief Superintendent Richard Bennett said: "Jonthan is a
very quiet boy and keeps himself to himself. Most of his
friends are at the school and we are talking to them."
Bennett also said Jonthan was very keen to return to his
home town Goa in India and that had caused a few problems at
home.
"Jonthan hasn't been particularly happy at school and he
would like to go back to Goa in India where his family have
come from three years ago and that has caused a few tensions
at home," he said.
"He doesn't have his passport with him or any money or
his phone and we've got no reason to believe he has left the
area. There is nothing to suggest that there is any foul play
involved. The most likely explanation is that he has decided
to run away or he's been staying somewhere.
"His family are very distressed. If there have been some
disagreements in the past that is something we can work
through. The important thing is we are reassured that he is
safe."
The Reading police have searched his route to school and
interviewed pupils, who were told the news in a special
assembly. They have also examined CCTV footage from shops and
railway stations. PTI Corr
SAK
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