Breakthrough in case of UK boy missing for 25 years

  • 17/09/2016
Breakthrough in case of UK boy missing for 25 years

A UK mother may be about to solve the mystery of how her baby disappeared 25 years ago.

Kerry Needham's 21-month-old son Ben went missing on the Greek Island of Kos, and ever since she's been hoping he will come back to her.

But now a witness has told police the boy died in a tragic accident and was secretly buried.

The past 25 years have been a long, dark and lonely journey for Ms Needham.

However, detectives on the case have received new, credible information. They now believe Ben died on the day he disappeared, killed in an accident on Kos and buried nearby.

They think they know where the body is, and they're preparing to dig.

Watch the video for the full report from ITV News.