A 17-yr-old has been found in France after disappearing in Spain six years ago when he was 11. He is likely to return to Britain in days, police confirm.
Alex Batty who is originally from the northern English city of Oldham, was picked up by a driver in a mountainous area in southern France on Wednesday.
Police say they suspect his mother and grandfather of abducting him in 2017 under the pretence of going on holiday in Spain, and then living in communes in Spain and also the French Pyrenees.
“We’re in close liaison with them (French authorities) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our priority is to get him back to the UK and getting back to his family in Oldham as soon as possible,” said Greater Manchester Police assistant chief constable Chris Sykes.
“I expect it to happen over the next few days.”
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