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| Ben Needham search: Kos dig starts for missing toddler | Ben Needham search: Kos dig starts for missing toddler |
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| Excavations will begin on Monday at farmland on the Greek island of Kos in the hunt for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. | Excavations will begin on Monday at farmland on the Greek island of Kos in the hunt for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. |
| Ben was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991 during a family holiday. | Ben was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991 during a family holiday. |
| New information revealed 10 days ago suggested he could have been crushed to death by a digger. | New information revealed 10 days ago suggested he could have been crushed to death by a digger. |
| South Yorkshire Police said the dig was expected to take 10 to 12 days with "unusual items" undergoing testing. | South Yorkshire Police said the dig was expected to take 10 to 12 days with "unusual items" undergoing testing. |
| A spokesman added that a decision on whether to start work on a second site would be made after work had finished at the first. | A spokesman added that a decision on whether to start work on a second site would be made after work had finished at the first. |
| The Needham family has been informed of the latest developments. | The Needham family has been informed of the latest developments. |
| Builder claim | Builder claim |
| The new investigation was triggered by a friend of builder Konstantinos Barkas. | The new investigation was triggered by a friend of builder Konstantinos Barkas. |
| It was claimed Mr Barkas may have accidentally killed Ben while clearing land with an excavator close to where the toddler was playing on the day he vanished. | It was claimed Mr Barkas may have accidentally killed Ben while clearing land with an excavator close to where the toddler was playing on the day he vanished. |
| Mr Barkas reportedly died of stomach cancer last year, months before detectives from South Yorkshire Police arrived on the island for a renewed investigation. | Mr Barkas reportedly died of stomach cancer last year, months before detectives from South Yorkshire Police arrived on the island for a renewed investigation. |
| His widow Varvara strongly dismissed any suggestions her late husband had killed Ben. | His widow Varvara strongly dismissed any suggestions her late husband had killed Ben. |
| The boy's mother and grandparents were renovating a farmhouse in the village of Iraklise when he vanished. | The boy's mother and grandparents were renovating a farmhouse in the village of Iraklise when he vanished. |
| His family and supporters have led a campaign to find him, while his mother and police officers have appeared on Greek television to appeal for information. | His family and supporters have led a campaign to find him, while his mother and police officers have appeared on Greek television to appeal for information. |
| Earlier this year, South Yorkshire Police secured funding from the Home Office to send 10 officers to Kos to carry out further investigations. | |
| The disappearance of Ben Needham | The disappearance of Ben Needham |