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London: 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
"Jonathan, 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 Jonathan,
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 Jonathan was very keen to return to his home town Goa in
India and that had caused a few problems at home.
"Jonathan 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.
