Ben Needham 'killed in accident'
Toddler Ben Needham "most likely" died in an accident near to where he disappeared in 1991, police have said. Ben Needham vanished on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991 when he was 21 months old Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos. An "item" believed to have been in Ben's possession at the time was found during fresh searches. South Yorkshire Police said the current line of inquiry, that Ben was killed accidentally, was the most probable cause of the boy's disappearance. The force said it remained committed to the investigation into Ben's disappearance and stressed the case remained open. Det Insp Jon Cousins, who is leading the inquiry, said: "During the course of the inquiries we have made over the last 19 months, we have closed off a large number of theories about what happened to Ben, many of which have been open for over 20 years. "My team and I know that machinery, in