Boy, 11 who went missing in Spain in 2017, found alive and well

[arista]

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[A British boy who has not been seen since his
mother and grandfather allegedly abducted him
in Spain six years ago has been found alive and well
in France, prosecutors said today.

Alex Batty, from Oldham, Lancashire,
was just 11 when he did not return from a holiday
with his mother Melanie, then 37,
and grandfather David, then 58, in 2017.

Alex's grandmother and official guardian,
Susan Caruana, said in 2018 she believed her
daughter and ex-husband had taken him abroad
to live an 'alternative lifestyle'.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12864177/British-boy-Alex-Batty-17-not-seen-abducted-Spain-six-years-ago-alive-France-officials-reveal.html


Real Nice News
he is Alive

[Niamh.]

Good news but the poor kid must have had a terrible life there to say he fled the place as soon as he was able. His poor grandmother

[arista]

Good news but the poor kid must have had a terrible life there to say he fled the place as soon as he was able. His poor grandmother


At least he was safe

[Early enquiries by judicial police
working with prosecutors suggest that Alex
was living in a 'spiritual community' with
his mother and grandfather,
and mainly staying in caravans and tents.

At the time of Alex's disappearance six years ago,
Greater Manchester Police said
'extensive enquiries' led them to
believe that Alex, his mother and
grandfather left Benahavis and may have
tried to head to Melilla in Morocco from
the Port of Malaga.

Officers said they believed Alex was
staying with Melanie and David who
are 'both at large' and wanted
in connection with his abduction.
But it has now been revealed that
the family had been living in France.]

[thesheriff443]

At one point the boy spoke to his grandmother and said he was happier with his mum and grandad
He basically got fed up and left the hippie life

[Alf]

I need more info on the story.

First question. Why was the Grandmother his guardian?

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[thesheriff443]

I need more info on the story.

First question. Why was the Grandmother his guardian?

Most likely drink or drugs on his mother’s part

[arista]

I need more info on the story.

First question. Why was the Grandmother his guardian?

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/15/02/78987891-0-image-a-1_1702606926611.jpg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12866205/British-teenager-Alex-Batty-religious-commune-BRAINWASHED-kidnapped-mother-grandfather.html

[arista]

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[Ammi]

…physically he’s well so it would seem and he’s been with his mother and (step)…grandfather…?…I guess some ‘story details’ may unfold in time …quite an extreme of ‘the complication of families’ thought processing…

[Cherie]

At one point the boy spoke to his grandmother and said he was happier with his mum and grandad
He basically got fed up and left the hippie life

depends when this call was made two weeks into 'the holiday'or two years, he was a child when he was abducted so easily manipulated, also his Grandmother was his Guardian for a reason.... hopefully he did not suffer any abuse while in his mothers care

[Ammi]

…it’s reported that Alex’s grandfather died 6 months ago and he was about to travel to Finland with his mother…

https://news.sky.com/story/alex-batty-grandmother-of-british-boy-missing-for-six-years-says-she-cant-wait-to-see-him-again-13031055

[bots]

i think this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of what happened. We may never hear the full story

[arista]

…it’s reported that Alex’s grandfather died 6 months ago and he was about to travel to Finland with his mother…

https://news.sky.com/story/alex-batty-grandmother-of-british-boy-missing-for-six-years-says-she-cant-wait-to-see-him-again-13031055


Yes,
he was going with his
strange mother,
but had enough, and did not want to go
to Finland with her.

His Mother has vanished again.

I hope a good counsel
can help him.


Good reporting on SkyNewsHD

[arista]

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[MTVN]

This is the most bizarre story

[arista]

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[MTVN]

He needs to give us an interview on Good Morning Britain

[arista]

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[arista]

He arrived
with his Head Covered
which is understandable.

Police officer protecting him from the Press

Good, he is safe back in the UK.

It also appears he was not registered
at any school.

[Ammi]

…as MTVN said, it really is a bizarre story …I’m not sure why Alex would say that his grandfather had died if that wasn’t the case..nothing has been confirmed either way, though…



Neighbours claim Alex Batty’s grandfather is alive as police admit his status is unknown…

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/neighbours-claim-alex-batty-grandfather-121735362.html

[bots]

Nothing has really be mentioned about the fact that the mother and grandfather kidnapped the kid. Surely that should be the focus, on capturing them

[arista]

Nothing has really be mentioned about the fact that the mother and grandfather kidnapped the kid. Surely that should be the focus, on capturing them


Yes,
Hence, the Mother is Hiding in Spain or France
or Finland?

[Ammi]

Nothing has really be mentioned about the fact that the mother and grandfather kidnapped the kid. Surely that should be the focus, on capturing them

….hmmmmm, I’m not really sure that would be a priority for me…I mean, I don’t know if any crime has been committed but I think the priority now is for Alex to settle and adjust to what’s going to all be strange and very unfamiliar in the extraordinary circumstances …the GM police are working with the French police …which has led to neighbours reporting that his grandfather is still alive…but hopefully they’ll be sensitive to him and take it quite slowly and when he’s ready…

[arista]

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[arista]

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[thesheriff443]

Making a story out of nothing
He wasn’t held against his will

[arista]

Making a story out of nothing
He wasn’t held against his will


Yes,
but he has not done Proper Education.


Good job, he learnt Computer skills.

[bots]

The family are obviously being paid by the Sun for stories at this point so it's probably all fiction now

[thesheriff443]

Yes,
but he has not done Proper Education.


Good job, he learnt Computer skills.

He could had a full education and still be as thick as two planks

[thesheriff443]

The family are obviously being paid by the Sun for stories at this point so it's probably all fiction now

The whole story is a joke
He wasn’t being held captive, he was living with his mother

If the truth be told the uk police didn’t give this situation priority when it was first reported by his gran

[arista]

The whole story is a joke
He wasn’t being held captive, he was living with his mother

If the truth be told the uk police didn’t give this situation priority when it was first reported by his gran

Of Course
the Strange Political Freak Mother
took him to Spain,


Why should the Police look into a Mother
taking her own son. At that time?

[bots]

police are now looking into it ....

[rusticgal]

The whole story is a joke
He wasn’t being held captive, he was living with his mother

If the truth be told the uk police didn’t give this situation priority when it was first reported by his gran


He was 11 when his mother and Grandfather disappeared with him....they were not his guardians so obviously his mother had done something wrong to have had him taken away from her.
Any child between 11-15 would find it extremely hard to run away in a strange country...how do we know he was not threatened??? He travelled through the night for 3 days and rested during the day probably in fear of getting spotted and taken back :shrug:...it was only when he reached Toulouse that he felt safe to be seen...and how he came to be picked up.

[thesheriff443]

He was 11 when his mother and Grandfather disappeared with him....they were not his guardians so obviously his mother had done something wrong to have had him taken away from her.
Any child between 11-15 would find it extremely hard to run away in a strange country...how do we know he was not threatened??? He travelled through the night for 3 days and rested during the day probably in fear of getting spotted and taken back :shrug:...it was only when he reached Toulouse that he felt safe to be seen...and how he came to be picked up.

If his mother was so bad then why did his grandmother allow him to go on holiday with her

He said he still loves his mother so hardly had a bad relationship with her.

[arista]

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[arista]

[Alex Batty tells his on-the-run mother
'I don't want you to go to jail'
as police launch probe into his disappearance
and she flees French bolthole 'for Spain' after
teenager returned to UK]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12898429/Alex-Batty-tells-run-mother-dont-want-jail-police-launch-probe-disappearance-flees-French-bolthole-Spain-teenager-returned-UK.html

[arista]

Sky News Text:
[Alex Batty has spoken to the
Daily Mirror about his life back
in the UK after six years on the run in Europe,
revealing he hopes his mum and granddad do
not get caught by police after
taking him abroad.]

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