Summary
Kerry Needham, the mother of a British toddler named Ben who disappeared 35 years ago while playing in Greece, has shared a new theory about his disappearance. She believes Ben might have been taken by a child trafficking group, and police plan to do a DNA test on a man who might be her son. Police in South Yorkshire, England, are looking into this idea, although Ben was previously thought to have been accidentally killed by construction equipment.
Key Facts
- Ben Needham, a 21-month-old toddler, went missing on July 24, 1991, in Greece.
- Kerry Needham, Ben's mother, thinks he might have been abducted by traffickers and sold for illegal adoption.
- South Yorkshire Police in England are preparing to conduct a DNA test on a man who could be Ben.
- Kerry Needham received new information from a woman who said her boyfriend might be Ben.
- A previous theory suggested Ben was accidentally killed by a digger, but his mother does not believe this account.
- An anonymous tipster once claimed that a digger driver confessed to causing Ben's death.
- The mother has been investigating child trafficking in Southeast Europe and believes this could have happened to Ben.
- Greek authorities, according to Needham, did not fully pursue the abduction theory, which is still being looked into by South Yorkshire Police.
