A murder investigation into the disappearance of a man from Ellesmere Port "remains ongoing".

In June this year, Nub News reported that a a murder investigation had been launched following the disappearance of Martin Conway.

The 39-year-old was last seen in Chester city centre overnight between Sunday 1 February and Monday 2 February, 2026

At the same time, police announced that two people from Chester had been arrested on suspicion of murder, with four people arrested in total.

Despite extensive enquiries carried out since he was reported missing, Martin has still not been found. While no body has been recovered, detectives have said they believe he may have come to harm.

Among those arrested were a 44-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, both from Chester. A 35-year-old woman from Winsford and a 37-year-old man from Northwich were also arrested on suspicion of murder and released on bail pending further enquiries.

In June, Detective Inspector Andrea Price, said: "Martin was last seen over four months ago, and during that time we have been following multiple lines of enquiries in an effort to trace him. We now believe he may have come to harm.

"Following an extensive investigation, we have now arrested four people in relation to his disappearance who are assisting us with our enquiries.

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"We would continue to appeal for anyone with any information as to Martin's disappearance to please contact us – no amount of information is too small."

When he was last seen, Martin was wearing a black coat with a fur-lined hood, grey jogger bottoms or black leggings, and white trainers.

He is described as 5ft 7in tall, of slim build, with light brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cheshire Police on 101 quoting reference 26000233824, or fill in a form here.