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| Megan Stammers: Teenager and teacher not on return ferry | Megan Stammers: Teenager and teacher not on return ferry |
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| Police searching for an East Sussex teenager thought to be in France with a teacher from her school say the pair failed to use their return tickets. | Police searching for an East Sussex teenager thought to be in France with a teacher from her school say the pair failed to use their return tickets. |
| Megan Stammers, 15, from Eastbourne, is believed to have crossed the Channel with Jeremy Forrest, 30, a maths teacher at Bishop Bell C of E School. | Megan Stammers, 15, from Eastbourne, is believed to have crossed the Channel with Jeremy Forrest, 30, a maths teacher at Bishop Bell C of E School. |
| Police said return tickets for Sunday night were booked but not used. | Police said return tickets for Sunday night were booked but not used. |
| Her mother Danielle Wilson said: "Sweetheart, I don't care what you've done or why, I just want you home." | Her mother Danielle Wilson said: "Sweetheart, I don't care what you've done or why, I just want you home." |
| Ms Wilson said Megan was "really happy, jumping around" before she disappeared. | Ms Wilson said Megan was "really happy, jumping around" before she disappeared. |
| Out of character | Out of character |
| "She said to me, 'Mum can you look me in the eye?'. I looked her in the eye and she said, 'I love you'." | "She said to me, 'Mum can you look me in the eye?'. I looked her in the eye and she said, 'I love you'." |
| She added that Megan's disappearance was completely out of character. | She added that Megan's disappearance was completely out of character. |
| "She is always in at 7pm, she is not one of these kids to roam the streets, she doesn't go out drinking or anything like that," she said as she made her appeal with Danielle's stepfather, Martin Stammers. | "She is always in at 7pm, she is not one of these kids to roam the streets, she doesn't go out drinking or anything like that," she said as she made her appeal with Danielle's stepfather, Martin Stammers. |
| Megan was reported missing at about midday on Friday after she failed to turn up for school. | Megan was reported missing at about midday on Friday after she failed to turn up for school. |
| About nine hours later she is believed to have boarded a ferry from Dover to Calais with Mr Forrest, from Ringmer, East Sussex, in his black Ford Fiesta. | About nine hours later she is believed to have boarded a ferry from Dover to Calais with Mr Forrest, from Ringmer, East Sussex, in his black Ford Fiesta. |
| Mr Forrest, who got married last year, teaches at the school that Megan attends in Eastbourne, East Sussex. | |
| 'Not in trouble' | 'Not in trouble' |
| Several appeals for Megan's return have been posted on Twitter and Facebook, including one by her sister Brooke who tweeted: "Keeping hope that we'll have good news soon. Need our meg home safe and sound #keepfaith #findmeganstammers." | Several appeals for Megan's return have been posted on Twitter and Facebook, including one by her sister Brooke who tweeted: "Keeping hope that we'll have good news soon. Need our meg home safe and sound #keepfaith #findmeganstammers." |
| Mr Stammers thanked people supporting the family. | Mr Stammers thanked people supporting the family. |
| "Please keep posting, keep tweeting, please keep retweeting," he said. | "Please keep posting, keep tweeting, please keep retweeting," he said. |
| He said Megan sent him a text message on Tuesday asking to meet him. He arranged to meet her on Saturday but she did not keep the date. | He said Megan sent him a text message on Tuesday asking to meet him. He arranged to meet her on Saturday but she did not keep the date. |
| Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said police checked the return ferry Megan and Mr Forrest were booked on late on Sunday night, but they were not on it. | Chief Inspector Jason Tingley said police checked the return ferry Megan and Mr Forrest were booked on late on Sunday night, but they were not on it. |
| He said it was believed Megan had gone to France willingly. | He said it was believed Megan had gone to France willingly. |
| "We need to hear that you are OK," he said. "Your family and friends are extremely worried, but you are not in any trouble. | "We need to hear that you are OK," he said. "Your family and friends are extremely worried, but you are not in any trouble. |
| "My message to Mr Forrest is that this may not have gone as you expected it to. | "My message to Mr Forrest is that this may not have gone as you expected it to. |
| "Right now our priority is to know that Megan is safe and I would ask you to do the right thing and make contact with us. | "Right now our priority is to know that Megan is safe and I would ask you to do the right thing and make contact with us. |
| "We will work with you to get you both safely back into the country." | "We will work with you to get you both safely back into the country." |
| Mr Tingley appealed for any members of the public who see the couple or Mr Forrest's black Ford Fiesta, registration GJ08 RJO, to contact French or British police. | Mr Tingley appealed for any members of the public who see the couple or Mr Forrest's black Ford Fiesta, registration GJ08 RJO, to contact French or British police. |