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Missing Tot's Mum Fears 'Giving up' as UK Police Drop Cold Case
Greek authorities will now lead the case, while South Yorkshire Police keeps a limited support role and routes any new evidence through Interpol.
- On Monday, South Yorkshire Police announced they will cease active investigations into Ben Needham's disappearance, stating the case now falls solely to Greek authorities due to lack of 'time' and 'resources'.
- Ben Needham disappeared at 21 months old while playing with toy cars outside a farmhouse on the Greek island of Kos on July 24, 1991; his mother Kerry Needham was working at a nearby hotel at the time.
- The announcement reveals a funding disparity: the Metropolitan Police's Operation Grange investigation into Madeleine McCann has received more than £13 million, while South Yorkshire Police have received less than £2 million for Ben's case over nearly double the timespan.
- While SYP will no longer investigate, they confirmed they will continue allocating a Family Liaison Officer to act as a 'single point of contact' via Interpol; Kerry Needham is urging Sir Keir Starmer to maintain active investigation.
- Greek authorities have previously faced accusations of a 'cover up' with allegations of fabricated witness statements; no significant leads have emerged despite multiple excavations, prompting Kerry Needham to warn, 'No parent should ever have to stop searching for their child.
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