Missing Ben Needham: the case is active again

The website:

http://www.helpfindben.co.uk

I talk to this lady on twitter, how she stays sane I have no idea. Gov. promised her help a little while ago, so far nothing has come of it. I hope they keep their promise.

risingsun wrote:I talk to this lady on twitter, how she stays sane I have no idea.  Gov. promised her help a little while ago, so far nothing has come of it.  I hope they keep their promise.

I think this new approach, actually asking any boys/men of a certain age to get themselves DNA tested, if they feel somehow "not part of their family" is a really good idea.

Does she really believe him to be alive?

She does, she is determined to believe that unless or until they find anything to prove differently.

One of the photo's the campaign uses on Twitter:

And they had someone do an age enhanced picture:

Such a lovely family. No wonder someone coveted the child.

Shame, really.

You wonder if the Ben's memory of his childhood has all but been erased and he has no real recollection about his early childhood. He may well be a married man now with children of his own.
It's so sad for his mother and I truly hope she finds out what happened to her son and that the campaign to find him has picked up and it continues.

Irn Bru wrote:You wonder if the Ben's memory of his childhood has all but been erased and he has no real recollection about his early childhood. He may well be a married man now with children of his own.
It's so sad for his mother and I truly hope she finds out what happened to her son and that the campaign to find him has picked up and it continues.

That's what they think too, so they have circulated reports on his birthmarks etc in case he recognises himself.

Yes all those pictures are on their webpage, I had s quick look around it today.
I think he's still alive too. I always believed her story and always wondered if he'd be found one day.

I really really hope so.

The search for British toddler Ben Needham will receive a boost nearly 25 years on as a team of British police officers heads for the Greek island of Kos to look for new witnesses. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he vanished on 24 July 1991 after travelling to the island with his mother and grandparents.
Over the years there have been a number of possible sightings and a range of theories about what happened to the youngster, who would now be 26.

PA/PA Archive
Ben Needham disappeared on 24 July 1991
Earlier this year, South Yorkshire Police announced that they had received extra funding from the Home Office to help in the search.
Now, the official campaign to find Ben, headed by his mother, Kerry, confirmed that a team of officers will fly to Kos on Tuesday, the Press Association writes.
In a statement, Help Find Ben Needham said 10 officers were travelling to the island hoping to “find new witnesses as they urge islanders to come forward with any information which might help the case”. It said the officers will give a press conference at the farmhouse from where Ben went missing. He had been taken to the site, in Irakles, by his grandmother, Christine Needham, to visit his grandfather, who was helping to renovate the run-down building.


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ben-needham-british-police-fly-to-kos-to-step-up-hunt_uk_57308bbbe4b0ade291a23480?utm_hp_ref=uk

This is a case where I truly believe this boy (man) is alive somewhere and be totally oblivious to who he really is.

Good. It's time this poor boy was found, dead or alive, so his family can at least know what happened to him.

I wonder why now, though? Have they a new lead perhaps?

Ben Needham's name 'changed to Andreas in 1993'

South Yorkshire Police have revealed a caller rang in 1993 to say they knew where Ben Needham was, and that his name had been changed to Andreas. They want the caller to get in touch again.

Kerry Needham: Case is 'heading in right direction'


Kerry Needham Credit: PA
Ben Needham's mother, Kerry, says the case is heading in the right direction with the revelation of the 'Andreas' lead.
Police want to contact a caller who rang in 1993 saying they knew where Ben was and that his name had been changed to Andreas.

It's fabulous news that detectives have revealed this information - it's a very strong lead and I have all faith in the police to take this further. It's great that it's been released to the public and the case is heading in the right direction.

– Kerry Needham - Ben's mum

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-10/kerry-needham-case-is-heading-in-right-direction/

But this was 1993? Surely they followed it up already?

eddie wrote:But this was 1993? Surely they followed it up already?

I think it's because the statute of limitations has run out so no one can be prosecuted. In other words the family he has now (if that's what happened) won't get into trouble if he is found. I also think, given the millions spent on the hunt for Madeleine, they can't not search again for Ben.

Ben could well be happy with his present family, tiz the only one he knows, he may not even want to be repatriated with his birth mother.