Police name John Chardon chief suspect in wife Novy's disappearance and suspected murder Missing Gold Coast woman Novy Chardon on her wedding day with husband John. John Chardon has been named the chief suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Novy. ALMOST seven months after Gold Coast mum Novy Chardon mysteriously vanished, her husband has been named in court as the "chief suspect" in her disappearance. John Chardon's own lawyer told Southport Magistrates Court his client was firmly in the frame for what police have described as Mrs Chardon's suspected murder. Mr Chardon, 66, faced court last weekend for the second time in the past few months on unrelated but serious charges as police continued their investigation into his 34-year-old wife's disappearance. The Sunday-Mail is unable to reveal the nature of the charges for legal reasons. In a bail application, defence lawyer Craig Newport told the court his client needed to be freed from custody as he was the "primary carer" of the couple's two young children. Their mother is missing. He (Mr Chardon) is the chief suspect in her disappearance," Mr Newport told the court before his client was granted bail. Mrs Chardon disappeared from her Upper Coomera home on February 6, sparking a police murder investigation. She was last seen at a Coomera service station and McDonald's drive-through. Her late-model SUV was later found abandoned near Nerang railway station. Three days after his wife's disappearance, Mr Chardon took their children, 9 and 7, to Indonesia on a two-week business trip. On his return, he told The Sunday Mail he had nothing to do with the disappearance. All I will say is that I did not f---ing do anything to her and we don't know where the f--- she is. We just don't. There's a lot more complication to it,' he said at the time. Detectives declared the Chardon home a crime scene, seized Mr Chardon's car from Brisbane Airport and raided his Loganholme lubricants business. They questioned the businessman for seven hours but released him without charge. His two adult daughters, who along with Mrs Chardon are directors of his business, were also quizzed. Speaking from Mrs Chardon's native Indonesia, her mother Estralita Aler said her daughter loved her children too much to simply leave. The Chardon case remains one of the Coast's few unsolved suspected murder mysteries and detectives are eager for an arrest after charging a man and a woman over the murder of businessman Shyam 'Sam' Dhody. Police regional crime co-ordinator Superintendent Dave Hutchinson said Mrs Chardon's disappearance remained under "active investigation" by local and Homicide Squad detectives. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.