Ben Needham

The 21-month-old went missing in 1991.

9 years ago

Investigators leading a dig for the remains of missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham have said he ‘most likely’ died in an accident on the grounds of the Greek farmhouse where he vanished. On the day of his disappearance, July 24, 1991, two-year-old Ben had been left in the care of his grandparents while his mother […]

10 years ago

Detectives leading the dig at the Kos farmhouse where missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham was last seen have released a replica of the leather sandals the child was wearing to help searchers who are scouring the area for clues.  The sandals were hand made by a local cobbler in exactly the same style as the […]

10 years ago

Investigators working on a dig on the site where missing toddler Ben Needham was last seen 25 years ago have uncovered evidence of decomposition. Earlier this week, pieces of light coloured fabric were recovered from an olive grove near the house on the Greek island of Kos where the Sheffield toddler disappeared. Police have sent […]

10 years ago

The man who contacted police claiming to be missing British toddler Ben Needham had already previously been discounted following a DNA test. The heartbreaking news is a further blow to the Needham family, who appeared on Greek television this week in a desperate appeal for information on the child, who vanished from his grandparent’s farmhouse […]

11 years ago