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Damien went missing at the age of 16 in mysterious circumstances in 1996 and has never been found. An artist's response to his photo will feature in The Unmissable Exhibition in Brick Lane, London in March. His mother explains why.
Damien Nettles
Damien Nettles went missing at the age of 16 in mysterious circumstances on 2 November 1996. He has never been found.
The Nettles family have had the continued support of thousands of Islanders in their search for Damien. Campaigns for information leading to his remains take place as each year passes.
Rewards of £20,000 by the Police and £10,000 from a local businessman have sadly led nowhere in providing closure for Damien’s family.
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Two years after the launch of the campaign for 'Damien's Law', and on the 22nd anniversary of his disappearance, the mother of the missing Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, brings the campaign to an end. But she hasn't given up looking for her son.
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Sophie was just 12 when her cousin, Damien Nettles, went missing in 1996. This weekend she is planning to walk 32 miles from Chale to Cowes to raise awareness and money for the Missing Persons charity.
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Mother of missing Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, was recently a guest of honour at a carol service for the charity Missing People. She has also spoken about the campaign for the introduction of a Centre of Excellence in relation to missing people.
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Those campaigning for Damien's Law tell OnTheWight that despite contact through various means they have not received any support from Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely. They are now urging Islanders to write to him calling for support.
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On the 21st anniversary of the disappearance of Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, those who know vital information about his case are urged to come forward in order to give his family some closure.
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Just a couple of weeks away from the 21st anniversary of the disappearance of Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, campaigners say they've received high profile support for Damien's Law, but still no response from the MP, Bob Seely.
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On the 37th birthday of missing Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, a new Website has been launched and tonight between 8-10pm tributes will be posted on Twitter with the hashtag #Candle4Damien.
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Hampshire Constabulary had agreed that confidence in the 20 year investigation into the disappearance of Damien Nettles had been lost and having the IPCC look into it was the way forward. The family heard back from the IPCC today.
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It's hard to comprehend the twenty years of pain the family of Damien Nettles have been through. This petition calling on the government to allocate proper funding to search for what the family believe will be Damien's remains needs another 6,000 signatures before 9th February. Can you help?
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Valerie Nettles explained this week that she's lodged another complaint against Hampshire Constabulary for their handling of the case of her missing son, Damien Nettles.
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Valerie Nettles says young males continue to go under the radar in missing person cases and calls for a number of changes in the way missing persons cases are handled by police.
