The 17-year-old had spent the final two years in several areas of southern France dwelling in “non secular communities” together with his mom, however not in a sect, Toulouse’s deputy prosecutor stated.
A British teenager present in France six years after he went lacking will return to the UK this afternoon, a French prosecutor has stated.
Alex Batty, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, by no means returned from a vacation to Spain with mom Melanie Batty, 38 – who doesn’t have authorized parental guardianship – and his grandfather David Batty, 59, on a pre-agreed journey when he was 11.
Prosecutor Samuel Vuelta Simon stated the 17-year-old would take a direct flight from Toulouse to London within the late afternoon on Saturday.
Alex was discovered within the city of Revel, close to the southern French metropolis of Toulouse, early on Wednesday morning after leaving a spiritualist group within the Pyrenees mountains.
He had spent the final two years in several areas of southern France dwelling in “non secular communities” together with his mom, however not in a sect, Toulouse’s deputy prosecutor Antoine Leroy stated on Friday.
His grandfather died round six months in the past, the prosecutor stated, including the boy’s mom would possibly at present be in Finland.
He stated {the teenager} knew the life he was dwelling together with his mom “needed to cease” after she introduced her intentions to maneuver to the Scandinavian nation.
Alex, who the prosecutor stated was dwelling a “nomadic” life-style, took half in a “meditation ceremony” when his grandfather died.
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The French pupil who discovered Alex stated {the teenager} revealed he had been kidnapped by his mom and had lived in a luxurious home in Spain with round 10 folks as a part of a “non secular group”, earlier than transferring to France in round 2021.
Alex stated he had been mountain climbing in close by mountains for greater than 4 days in an try and return to England, Fabien Accidini advised Sky News.
He stated: “After I known as the police to elucidate the state of affairs, when the cops arrived, that is once I realised the entire story [was real].”
The pupil stated Alex didn’t appear offended at being held within the “group” and stated he had not been chained up – though it was unclear if he had been allowed to depart at any time.
“He did not have regrets [about leaving the community]… he simply wished to reside a standard life, to see his grandmother once more and to have a standard future, that is the phrase that he used,” the coed added.
Greater Manchester Police stated he’s now being “properly cared for” by French authorities.
