Greek detectives warn Ben Needham search is pointless because they already searched dig site TWICE
Officers from South Yorkshire Police have been searching sites on the Greek island of Kos,
GREEK detectives have said cops hunting for missing tot Ben Needham will not find anything, because they have already searched the area twice.
Officers from South Yorkshire Police finished searching their primary site on the Greek island of Kos, where Ben went missing in 1991, today.
"We thoroughly investigated all the areas that the British investigators are searching now at the time and nothing was found.
"We examined all scenarios of the disappearance of the young English boy and a full report of our findings was compiled and sent to police HQ consistent with an allegation of the abduction of a minor.
"The investigation and the whole saga continues because the British have provided the money.
"But the whole operation is futile."
Digging began after a new line of inquiry suggested 21-month-old Ben may have been crushed to death by a digger near a farmhouse his grandparents were renovating in July 1991.
Konstantinos Barkas, who has since died of stomach cancer, was clearing land near where Ben was playing on the day he vanished.
A pal of the builder reportedly told police what happened and how Barkas may be responsible for the child’s death.
At the outset police said they were "optimistic" a new excavation would provide answers.
Ben's mum Kerry Needham had been told to prepare for the worst, but weeks on it is possible nothing will be found.
An emotional Kerry told Good Morning Britain this week: “We need those answers whether they are good or bad.
“Unfortunately, it looks like we are going to get a bad one.”
When asked if that answer would give her a sense of closure, Kerry said: “In a way yes because then we’ll know.
"You know 25 years living and not knowing where your child is, is torment.
"I don’t like to say it but then at least we would know and it would be closure and he can be laid to rest and we can remember him as he was.”
Detective Inspector Jon Cousins, who is leading the search, has repeatedly spoken of his determination to find answers.
He told MailOnline: "I have reviewed, in great detail, every piece of evidence made available to me by the current Greek authorities, who are very supportive of the work we are doing in assisting their investigation.
"This information was gathered as part of the initial investigation conducted by the Greek authorities at the time. In addition, I have had the opportunity to personally view hundreds of pieces of information, sourced by my team, from Greece and the rest of the world.
"As a result of the work that has been conducted over the last 18 months and direct information received after our successful appeal in May, I have no doubt that this phase of the operation is absolutely essential in order to get answers for Ben's family."
In the almost three weeks the area has been searched cops have knocked down part of a farmhouse, examined a fig tree planted after the youngster's disappearance and analysed samples of bone and other matter found at the site.
Ben's granddad Eddie has previously said he fears that cops wouldn't find anything to help explain the tot’s disappearance.
The former builder from Lincolnshire, told the : “I feel confident they are doing a fantastic job. They have the best search teams and best archaeologist in the world.
“But I really don’t think they will find anything despite how hard they’re working.”
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