The family of Damien Nettles received good news this week when it was revealed that the lawyer who helped secure extra funds from the government for the Ben Needham missing child case has agreed to join the team to seek the same for Damien.
Isle of Wight teenager, Damien Nettles, disappeared without trace on 2nd November 1996. His family have fought for twenty years to get to the truth behind his disappearance.
They believe he was killed and buried in Cowes, but a catalogue of alleged errors by the police – CCTV evidence ‘disappearing’, evidence being shown to witnesses, etc. – has meant they are no closer to the truth twenty years on.
Dig for Damien
A very small team of loyal supporters have been digging for several years at a site where they believe Damien was buried.
Hampshire police do not have the resources to help, but after success in 
securing extra funds for other cases, International Human Rights lawyer, Ian Brownhill, has agreed to join the team.
Petition to release more funds
The online government petition set up calling extra funds to be released to the police for the Damien Nettles case, Operation Ridgewood, has attracted over 3,500 signatures.
To sign the petition head over to the official government petition Website
Walk for Damien
Friends and supporters of the family are invited to take part in a walk on the anniversary of Damien’s disappearance.
To take part, meet at the Cowes Floating Bridge (East Cowes side) at 7.30pm on Wednesday 2nd November 2016.
BBC3 Series: Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared
An eight-part documentary series, Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared, can also be watched online via BBC3.
