Ben Needham’s mother Kerry confirmed that the item police found had belonged to her son PAAn item belonging to Ben Needham found in excavations on the Greek island of Kos suggests that the British toddler who went missing 25 years ago died in a construction accident, police said today. Police will not say what the item is, but the revelation came near the end of a three-week long dig for clues on the island where Ben was last seen in July 1991. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared under the supervision of his grandparents who were helping repair a farmhouse in the village of Iraklis, on Kos. No remains were found…

Source: The Times October 17, 2016 16:03 UTC