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Missing Ben Needham: Police to return to Greece | Missing Ben Needham: Police to return to Greece |
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Detectives have pledged to return to Greece to investigate a number of leads in the disappearance of Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. | Detectives have pledged to return to Greece to investigate a number of leads in the disappearance of Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. |
Ben was 21 months old when he went missing while on a family holiday on the Greek island of Kos in 1991. | Ben was 21 months old when he went missing while on a family holiday on the Greek island of Kos in 1991. |
His mother Kerry appealed for help to find him on Greek television in May. | His mother Kerry appealed for help to find him on Greek television in May. |
On the 24th anniversary, police said they would return to the country "over the coming months" after receiving 200 calls in response to the TV appeal. | On the 24th anniversary, police said they would return to the country "over the coming months" after receiving 200 calls in response to the TV appeal. |
Det Insp Jon Cousins, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "There are several lines of inquiry that I'm looking at. | Det Insp Jon Cousins, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "There are several lines of inquiry that I'm looking at. |
"There will be further visits to Greece to speak to other people I believe are significant and have some knowledge as to what happened." | "There will be further visits to Greece to speak to other people I believe are significant and have some knowledge as to what happened." |
He added that officers "will be visiting Greece over the coming months". | He added that officers "will be visiting Greece over the coming months". |
Earlier this year, South Yorkshire Police was granted Home Office funding to support the Greek authorities in continuing inquiries to find Ben. | Earlier this year, South Yorkshire Police was granted Home Office funding to support the Greek authorities in continuing inquiries to find Ben. |
Ben's mother, Kerry, travelled to Athens with South Yorkshire Police to appear on a missing persons programme. | Ben's mother, Kerry, travelled to Athens with South Yorkshire Police to appear on a missing persons programme. |
The television programme, whose English translation is Light at the End of the Tunnel, broadcasts to about 50% of the Greek TV audience. | |
A spokesman for the Foreign Office previously said: "We have the deepest sympathies with Ben Needham's family and continue to offer them consular support. | A spokesman for the Foreign Office previously said: "We have the deepest sympathies with Ben Needham's family and continue to offer them consular support. |
"We are following this case closely and will fully assist South Yorkshire Police wherever possible." | "We are following this case closely and will fully assist South Yorkshire Police wherever possible." |
Ben vanished on 24 July, 1991, after travelling to Kos with his mother and grandparents, who were renovating a farmhouse in the village of Iraklise. | Ben vanished on 24 July, 1991, after travelling to Kos with his mother and grandparents, who were renovating a farmhouse in the village of Iraklise. |
In 2013, a DNA test carried out on a man in Cyprus proved he was not Ben. | In 2013, a DNA test carried out on a man in Cyprus proved he was not Ben. |
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