Last week Alex Batty, now 17, was discovered by a motorist in France, who spotted him on a road in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, near Toulouse, dehydrated after walking for four days. “My mother is a little crazy,” he said. He was never a prisoner and suffered no physical abuse, according to French prosecutors, apparently choosing to follow his mother’s alternative lifestyle.
Greater Manchester police confirmed on Saturday night that Batty had returned to the UK. “Earlier today Alex met a family member alongside police officers at Toulouse airport before heading back to the UK,” said Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle. “We are glad they are able to see each other again after all this time.”
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