Ben Needham’s mother has written a book in which she narrates her ordeal. Her son Ben was only 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in 1991. The book is going to be published this coming May.
According to ‘sheffieldtelegraph‘, 40-year-old Kerry believes her son is still alive, and she is hoping the book called Ben, will help her find her dear son. She said: “I know Ben is out there somewhere.” The funds will go to the Help Find Ben campaign. The mother believes little Ben was possibly abducted and given to a childless family.
Now she hopes the book will help raise the profile of the case and help find her son. She said: “You relive it and that was really difficult to do, but I think it will be worth it and it will raise publicity about Ben.”
Ben Needham had been holidaying with his parents on Kos (to which his maternal grandparents had immigrated) in the village of Iraklise when he went missing on 24 July, 1991.
On the day of his disappearance Ben had been left in the care of his grandparents while his mother went to work at a local hotel. He was playing outside a farmhouse the family was renovating when, at approximately two thirty in the afternoon, the adults realised he had disappeared.
The family first searched the area for Ben, assuming he had wandered off, or that their teenage son, Stephen, had taken him out on his moped. When no trace of the boy was found, the police were notified. However, the police extensively questioned the Needhams, holding them as prime suspects, and delayed informing airports and docks. Eventually they widened their search.
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