The mother of Alex Batty left behind two mysterious items when she fled the caravan site in France, it was reported.
Melanie Batty, 43, was living in a caravan site by the Lac de Montbel since May, but it is thought she left to go to Finland. Alex told French police that it is possible his mum had gone to Finland to see the Northern Lights but that was considered to be “unlikely” by the authorities due to the fact she is on the run from Interpol, it has been reported.
The owner of the La Forte camp had never noticed Alex, now 17, but reported that Batty, or Rose, had disappeared at the end of September, leaving behind his didgeridoo and red guitar, LBC reported. His trailer had a cream-colored office chair, an undeniable brown sofa bed, and closets, and reports suggest it was rather a mystery to the other citizens who lived there.
Expat Susie Harrison, who meets Melanie at a local market in the Pyrenees, said: “Rose is a conspiracy theorist. He believed that Covid-19 was created through the state for the people.
Over the weekend, Alex returned to the UK to sign up for Oldham with his grandmother after a six-year absence. His mother and grandfather took him out of the country when he was just 11 years old. He disappeared for more than six years. He made with his mother Melanie and grandfather David Batty in September 2017 while on holiday in Spain.
Suddenly last Wednesday he reappeared near Toulouse after being picked up by a delivery driver. He was found in the South of France by Fabien Accidin who was driving in the area. The teenager was picked up and taken to French authorities. After coming back to the UK, Alex broke his silence on Monday.
After being treated by French authorities, he was reunited with his grandfather on Saturday at Toulouse airport before boarding a flight back to the UK. She will now be spending Christmas with her legal guardian, grandmother Susan Caruana, in Oldham and, despite the emotional rollercoaster, has gone out to buy food with a relative and is already looking forward to Christmas. Speaking outside a relative’s house, Alex said: “I’m happy to be home for Christmas. “
While Greater Manchester Police is yet to establish whether it will open a criminal investigation, it is understood Interpol is looking for Ms Batty. The teenager reportedly told French cops his grandfather had died, but police are considering “all possibilities”.
Although Alex’s grandfather David was initially thought to be dead, a French source told The Sun: “There is every single possibility that Alex’s grandfather David Batty is still alive. “
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