By Val Nettles, mum of missing Damien
Where do I start? My son Damien has been missing for 19 years. We have had an upward battle throughout these years to keep his case active. Our family struggled with the initial police view that Damien went off on his own for some unknown reason. We never felt this was the case, even when they said “He’s gone off for a funny five minutes Mrs. Nettles, be back by tea-time”. They didn’t think it was a problem, despite it being completely out of character.
Where do I start? My son Damien has been missing for 19 years. We have had an upward battle throughout these years to keep his case active. Our family struggled with the initial police view that Damien went off on his own for some unknown reason. We never felt this was the case, even when they said “He’s gone off for a funny five minutes Mrs. Nettles, be back by tea-time”. They didn’t think it was a problem, despite it being completely out of character.