Ben Needham's mum Kerry said ahead of the 33rd anniversary of his appearance she is waiting to see if a stranger could be her son
The mum of a toddler who went missing more than 30 years ago has sent a message of support to the family of Jay Slater after his body was found. Ben Needham was just 21 months old when he went missing on the Greek island of Kos in 1991. His parents have searched the globe for the missing toddler , who was last seen playing outside a derelict farmhouse on the island.
The man says he was hidden for years and remembers 25 years ago going to a market and someone shouting 'Ben' at him. He claims he was then kept in a caravan. But Kerry, from Sheffield, said she can never get her hopes up, having been in this position multiple times . She said: 'This man is looking for his real family and he has given Danish police a sample of his DNA, which South Yorkshire Police are trying to get hold of via Interpol to do a comparison with Ben's.
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