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Damien Nettles

Damien Nettles at 16 and projected to 27 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.

10, August 2016·1 min read

Damien Nettles case: Petition calls for extra police funds to be allocated

A petition has been set up calling on the Government to provide extra funds for the Damien Nettles case, as they have for other families of missing children such as the McCanns and Needhams. Particularly important now as his mother says the small budget allocated to the case has been removed.

7, September 2016·1 min read

Intelligence in Damien Nettles case has ‘taken on new significance’

The Nettles family are appealing for anyone with information that tallies with previous intelligence to get in touch with them privately as they say it has taken on a new significance.

28, September 2016·1 min read

Damien Nettles: Follow Damien’s last walk on 20th anniversary of his disappearance

Islanders are invited to follow the route of Damien's last walk before he disappeared on 2nd November 1996. One volunteer taking part, of similar build to Damien and wearing the same clothes, hopes to able to jog people's memory.

27, October 2016·1 min read

Damien Nettles: Boost for campaign to secure funds to help find remains

Ian Brownhill, a International Human Rights lawyer, has joined the team to try and secure funding so Hampshire police can get involved in the dig to search for Damien's remains.

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2, November 2016·2 min read

Operation Ridgewood: 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Damien Nettles

On the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Damien Nettles, Police say that any new searches would have to be based on verifiable information and not "fictions fuelled by the repetition of rumour".

6, December 2016·3 min read

Mother of missing Isle of Wight teenager calls for ‘Damien’s Law’ to be introduced

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.

20, December 2016·1 min read

Family of Damien Nettles lodge complaint over police handling of missing teenager’s case

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.

25, January 2017·1 min read

Damien Nettles Petition: Boost needed to call for Government funds

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?

24, February 2017·3 min read

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