Missing teenager has run off with teacher

Police searching for a 15-year old who has gone missing, say she may have gone to France with a 30-year old man who is believed to be one of her teachers.Police have appealed to Megan Stammers and Jeremy Forrest to make contact.




It is believed that Mr Forrest is a maths teacher at the same school that Megan attends, Bishop Bell C of E School in Eastbourne, East Sussex. There have been no reported sightings or contact with the pair since they vanished, and Sussex police were last night pursuing "critical lines of inquiry".

The alarm was raised at midday on Friday after Megan failed to turn up for school. Nine hours later she crossed from Dover to Calais, sparking an appeal to trace her.

Police have said they do not believe Megan is at risk but they are in contact with the French authorities in an effort to reunite her with relatives. Her father, Martin Stammers, said on Saturday: "We just want Megan to make contact with us. We are worried and miss her terribly. Please get in touch, Megan."

A website - http://www.meganstammers.com/ - has also been set up to appeal for information about Megan's where abouts. Officers have appealed for information about the whereabouts of a black Ford Fiesta, registration GJ08 RJO, driven by Forrest, from Ringmer, near Lewes.