It is now confirmed an email sent by the vale of Glamorgan council, to the CCRC, received by them on the 7th August 2025 was a complete fraud. Maliciously and completely invented.
The internal council system screen shot states: ‘Inspection of premises by Mark Evans (council contracted vet of valley vets ltd) dated 12 August 2008.’
This entire system entry was deliberately made up by an employee of the vale of Glamorgan council, as yet unidentified. It was made up because the council realised, they had a statutory duty under section 10(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, to have a vet conduct this ‘re inspection’ BEFORE they could lawfully instigate any criminal proceedings against me.
The matter is currently awaiting paper consideration, of my application for a Judicial Review, sitting in the High Court in Cardiff.
It is interesting to note, the vale of Glamorgan council, were given the statutory time period to file a defence, but chose not to file any defence at the court. Let’s see what the Judge think of that.
What is difficult to understand, is why when I discovered the most realistic place where Ben’s body is likely to be found, why Ben’s family quashed the idea.
The Sun newspaper wrote my story up with such enthusiasm, they sent a photographer to my home. Then I understand they spoke to Kerry, Ben’s Mother. Since that point the story was shelved.
There was a time when I believed that Ben may have been ‘taken’ but having spent considerable further time and resources on this case, I know that did not happen. I was sent a photograph by a tourist visiting Turkey. I always believed that the image bore a very good resemblance, to how Ben may have looked if he had lived.
All we will now have is further ‘possible’ sightings or someone comes forward, has a blood test because they think they are actually ben Needham, all of which WILL always prove be absolute nonsense.
It was intentional to create the enduring mystery, of Lucan’s whereabouts after he left 46 Lower Belgrave Street, London on Thursday 7th November 1974. Aspinall was a very clever man.
The key is confirmed in what George his Son stated in a Channel 4 Documentary. He said: ‘I don’t think he even got out of London, but that’s a whole other story.’
About 18 months ago I had been in contact with Esther. Very kindly through Julia her Assistant, Dame Esther made it clear to me, that having spent seventeen years fighting my conviction, that if ‘That’s Life’ was still aired, that my case would certainly feature on the show.
On 6th October 1989 the programme editor, wrote to my Father inviting him to attend an interview at the office of That’s Life at Lime Grove, in London. Esther and Shaun the editor were impressed with my Fathers application as a potential programme presenter.
I was saddened to hear, that after all these years, as a significant broadcaster and staunch activist for peoples rights, that Esther had finally passed away. She has now joined Desmond Wilcox her late husband, who was a fantastic programme maker. As a child in the seventies, I really enjoyed his tv series, ‘Your Life in Their Hands.’ All about hospital operations, great series.
Failure of vale solicitorsIn their representation of me, in the animal welfare case, pursued by vale of Glamorgan council in 2009, vale solicitors of Llantwit Major, vale of Glamorgan were employed to defend me.
It has since transpired, in summer of 2025 the relevance of section 10(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, has become known to me. Put simply, as the vale council had issued me with an Improvement Notice, when they executed a search warrant at my Llantwit Major home on 4th July 2008, they had a Legal ‘statutory’ duty to conduct a re inspection, of the 92 animals at my home. But they failed to conduct this re inspection on any date.
Had vale solicitors (Michael Morgan) realised this point of Law, then the whole case could never have proceeded.
Mr Morgan was recently written to (about three months ago). This significant development was explained to him. He has refused to acknowledge or respond.
WATCH THIS SPACE.Procedural Concealment by the CCRC
The Criminal Cases Review Commission CCRC since 2010, have allegedly reviewed my case six times. On every single occasion, they have totally failed, to recognise at the very starting point of the case prosecuted, that the prosecutor, the vale of Glamorgan council, did not follow a ‘statutory requirement’ before prosecuting.
It was summer 2025 that I discovered, the significance of section 10(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Significantly that having issued me with an Improvement Notice, the council failed to return to conduct a re inspection of my property. They had left me with 92 live animals, issued the Improvement Notice, informed me in writing, they would be returning, yet completely failed to return
The fact is that instead of returning, to conduct their re inspection, as they stated they would do so, they knew they were facing a significant claim for damages at that time, so to avoid that they simply went ahead and case built, and issued summonses against me.
This is all I will say about this matter at the present time. I have had issued at the Administration Court, High Court, Cardiff, on 27 August 2026, an application, Case Reference Number: AC-2026-CDF-000180 seeking a Judicial Review, against the CCRC, with the vale of Glamorgan council, listed as an ‘Interested Party.’ BOTH the CCRC and the VOGC have a lot of serious explaining to do before the Judge.
Seventeen years of damage (to date) is going to prove to be extremely costly for the vale of Glamorgan council. That is besides any criminal action that may develop against them, if the police bother to investigate. Statement of Witness
A while ago we were again filming in the areas were Jack was last known to have been, on the night he went to the party in Hotwells Road, Bristol.
We came across several of these posters. Haven’t had time to post it on my website until now sorry. What do you make of it? Do you know anything about Jack’s disappearance?Jack O’Sullivan a professionally produced poster seeking help from the public.
Vale of Glamorgan Council, Perverting the Court of Justice. Civic Building, Holton Road, Barry, vale of Glamorgan
In June 2026 I made a complaint, by telephone to South wales police, requesting them to investigate the vale of glamorgan council VOGC, for ‘Malfeasance in Public office.’ I subsequently discovered when I hadn’t heard anything, that the call handler had filed my complaint as a G5. This means ‘no further action required.’ They hadn’t even asked for my evidence. A complaint about this was raised, the call handler was reprimanded, and I was given an apology. Still awaiting this letter of apology from the police.
It was not surprising when the police informed me in an email, ‘south wales police are currently dealing with a significant number of complaints.’
Disappointed, although not surprised, I then forwarded a 70 page file, supporting evidence, to the Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan. He received this on 12 June 2026. On 5th August 2006 at my request, I met with a Police constable in Barry to discuss my complaint. The meeting lasted for over an hour. Despite a bundle of supporting evidence, I provided to the Chief Constable, the PC responded with an email on 7 August 2026 stating: ‘no further action will be taken regarding the matter you have reported.’
Then this whole conviction, took an amazing turn. On the 13 August 2026, I was sent an email from Lawyers working, at the Criminal Cases Review Commission CCRC. As a result of a significant disclosure, they made to me, ‘a screen shot’ a further complaint, incident number: 444/280826 was filed with south wales police. This complaint contains ‘explicit’ documentary evidence, the Animal Welfare case, prosecuted against me, in 2009 by the vale of glamorgan council, was completely ‘unlawful.’
With absolutely no confidence that south wales police would actually investigate this most serious matter, I specifically requested that the investigation, be carried out by Detectives from outside south wales police.
A second ‘screen shot’ received from the CCRC, dated 14th August 2026, also confirms a ‘deliberate malicious fraud.’ It was the ‘header’ to the email, sent by the vale of glamorgan council, to the CCRC Criminal Cases Review Commission, received by them on 7th August 2025.
It is my belief, the in house Principal Lawyer Mr Richard Price, was the individual, most likely who sent this email to the CCRC. He was the Lawyer, who in January 2009, (then acting on behalf of Operational Manager), issued me with the original summonses in this animal welfare case.
The pending High Court Judicial Review, will I hope ‘dig deeper’ in to the serious criminality, the vale of Glamorgan council, have been up to in this matter, including their attempts to block my criminal appeal at Cardiff crown court.
Read my post concerning the pending Judicial Review.
I stated on my Ben Needham Update website on 17 March 2026, that the latest DNA testing on a man based in the USA who thinks he may be Ben Needham, will prove negative.
The media have just announced it today (13 June 2026).
Not sure if this nonsense will ever end, and people start looking in the place where Ben is MOST LIKELY to have been encased in cement on the 24th July 1991.
Great pity South Yorkshire police, during their dig on Kos Island in October 2016, never thought of looking in the location I am aware of, and they should also have considered as most likely final resting place of Ben Needham.
Solving Jack’s disappearance will eventually become evident by taking a closer look at Granby Hill and surrounding nearby streets/roads.
Jack’s mobile phone ‘pinged’ at a specific address on Granby Hill. These devices, despite what police state are actually very accurate, with Bluetooth on or off.
I am very confident, it will in due course, be seen that within 100 feet of where Jack’s mobile ‘pinged’ on Granby Hill, at 05:40 on the 2nd March 2024, will bring an end to this case.
It is very interesting to note, after the Mobile ‘pinged’ its location, it was another one hour and four minutes, before the device eventually went off air. I believe it had by that time run out of power.
It should not be forgotten, that Jack had not wanted to go out the previous evening, but had been convinced by family it would be a good opportunity to make some new friends. Therefore it is perfectly reasonable to suspect, Jack’s mobile phone was not fully charged when he caught the bus in to Bristol city.
Also you need to keep in mind, it was an iPhone 11 so an old phone, battery less likely to hold charge, and the phone was badly damaged, smashed screen and would only vibrate and was not capable of ‘ringing.’
