A team of British police officers has arrived on the Greek island of Kos to examine a mound of earth and rubble close to where toddler Ben Needham went missing 21 years ago.
The officers are leading a group of specialist search advisers who will be supporting the Greek authorities as they decide whether to excavate the mound, South Yorkshire Police said.
Ben, from Sheffield, vanished on the island in July 1991, when he was 21 months old, after his mother and grandparents moved there from Sheffield. Despite a number of possible sightings and a range of theories about what happened to him, no trace of the youngster has been found.
His mother, Kerry Needham, has spent two decades looking for her son and has consistently said she believes he was abducted and is still alive. A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman confirmed the Greek authorities are getting assistance and said, “Greek police are pursuing a line of inquiry centred on the grounds of the property from which Ben disappeared in 1991 aged 21 months. Beginning tomorrow, (Oct. 19) work will begin to examine the ground, including using geophysical ground examination equipment, to determine whether any area should be dug.”
(Source: Belfast Telegraph)
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