Alex Batty, now 17, who went missing at age 11 during a holiday in Spain, has been found in France after six years. Living an off-the-grid life, he will be flown back to the UK today and reunited with his grandmother in Manchester. Alex was 'kidnapped by his mother', who is a conspiracy theorist with beliefs that Covid-19 'was created by the state to control people'. He lived with a couple in a French farmhouse, while his mother stayed in 'spiritual communities'. Interpol is involved in the search for his mother, who may be in Finland after a sighting in a remote holiday park. Alex's grandfather, once believed to be dead, was recently seen mowing his lawn. In his first public statement, Alex expressed he is 'glad to be home for Christmas'. Greater Manchester Police have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction. Alex admitted to fabricating an escape story to protect his mother and grandfather after a fall-out with his mother. He also revealed the challenges of living under his mother's 'anti-government' and 'anti-vax' ideologies.
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UK police have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of British teen Alex Batty, who was found in France after going missing abroad for six years https://t.co/SMirIOjT42 https://t.co/M9FQGWA4LH
Police investigate abduction of British teen, Alex Batty, missing since 11 years old https://t.co/2RNoLPLZQS https://t.co/w2dcNO3FRP
A criminal investigation has been launched into the case of the missing British boy found in France https://t.co/BUWfyDIWKi https://t.co/XGLvyo4y1N
Alex Batty says his 'anti-government' and 'anti-vax' mother didn't want him to be a 'slave to the system' so he was forced into a nomadic lifestyle across Europe before he made his escape https://t.co/BzApnynCZO https://t.co/MnA3oVtiNn
#BREAKING British police said on Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of Alex Batty, a British teen found in France after going missing abroad for six years https://t.co/K5AtFRoUvo
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⚠️ POLICE LAUNCH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO MISSING UK BOY FOUND IN FRANCE British police on Friday said they had launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of Alex Batty, a British teenager who resurfaced in France earlier this month after disappearing six…
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#Breaking A criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged abduction of teenager Alex Batty, who returned to the UK last week after six years missing abroad, Greater Manchester Police said https://t.co/8NnhCuuqYy
BREAKING: A criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged abduction of teenager Alex Batty, who returned to the UK last week after six years missing abroad, Greater Manchester Police said. https://t.co/fHult2LA31
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Alex Batty: Police launch investigation into disappearance of British teen https://t.co/krWLTw1iV7
Alex Batty tells of his extraordinary escape for first time & says ‘Mum’s a great person, but she’s not a great mother’ https://t.co/2b9trr0R2b
Alex Batty's off-grid life in France: British teenager is pictured with his mother and grandfather as they chat to friends outside bar in small Pyrenees town - as 17-year-old breaks his silence about his escape to Britain https://t.co/4DHMPNKHbU https://t.co/QaHmLVIP96
Alex Batty says he decided to return to UK after argument with his mother https://t.co/Hz16XO7Szr
Alex Batty reveals he made up four day mountain trek to throw police off the scent of his mother and grandfather https://t.co/tZGb5O7csK
Alex Batty breaks silence after being found alive in France - but admits he LIED about daring escape https://t.co/kpIjOXclgL
Alex Batty reveals heartbreaking final note to mother Melanie after he leaves her in France https://t.co/nmjZW6JrGt
Alex Batty tells of his extraordinary escape for first time and says ‘Mum’s a great person, but she’s not a great mother’ https://t.co/LLRrdMXWXY https://t.co/LLRrdMXWXY
Alex Batty reveals he returned to UK for better future https://t.co/XwAcgZODPb
Alex Batty says he lied about escape from commune to protect mum https://t.co/vqgfTAKJa6
Teenager Alex Batty who was missing for six years before he was found in France said it feels "surreal" to be home and still goes to sleep not expecting to wake up in England ⬇️ https://t.co/49cd4qqAee
Alex Batty has revealed he lied about the details of his escape to protect his mother and grandfather from police. He's spoken to The Sun newspaper and Nick Johnston had more details on #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/nQ8OJna0aj https://t.co/yJmAYGo7Rh
Alex Batty admits grandfather he told police was dead is actually ALIVE but says he does not know where he is https://t.co/4gVRn41KTf https://t.co/aL8xxeQoPv
Alex Batty's farewell letter to his mother begged 'don't be too mad with me' as he abandoned life on the road for Manchester and his beloved grandmother https://t.co/1jiG9GUI7L https://t.co/CG688wnfAu
Alex Batty makes shocking admission about grandfather https://t.co/UvmEwQ2qKz https://t.co/VpYimPijNe
NEW: Kidnapped teenager Alex Batty who was missing for six years gives his first interview with @TheSun after he successfully escaped his kidnapper. Batty, 17, who went missing when he was 11, was found on December 11th by a driver in France after he walked 22 miles. In 2017,… https://t.co/u8Q8AFCkdM
Newspaper headlines: Alex Batty 'exclusive' and 'Christmas travel chaos' https://t.co/7TPBo1qhgG
Alex Batty returned to UK after final argument with his mother https://t.co/DJsRcMK3iP
Alex Batty breaks silence in first interview since return from France to reveal he left after fall-out with mother and MADE UP mountains trek escape tale as he says: 'She's not a great mother' https://t.co/GAe4APjrqg https://t.co/0rThAhWLVd
Alex Batty breaks silence for first time since 'escaping spiritual community' https://t.co/lV44UbKtBJ
Alex Batty left his mum a handwritten note before he 'escaped their spiritual community' in the French mountains - this is what he told her https://t.co/lV44UbKtBJ
Alex Batty breaks silence in first interview since return from Spain to reveal he left after fall-out with mother and MADE UP mountains trek escape tale as he says: 'She's not a great mother' https://t.co/QQr3EG4EQS https://t.co/d6UwrmYfxr
'Fearful' Alex Batty will be given legal protection as he restarts life in UK after six years away, court decides https://t.co/r738wqT2jl
Alex Batty builds new life six years after disappearing on holiday https://t.co/Fl0JEaKncM https://t.co/hDc8iYdPx4
Alex Batty to stay under special legal protection. https://t.co/I5YIekdj9K
Alex Batty's mother Melanie 'has gone to Spain to escape attention' after son reappears six years on from vanishing https://t.co/pAgxFDQZRv
First pictures of missing Alex Batty's mother and grandfather living together as a family in France before the teen reappeared https://t.co/kvuLrwRxcy https://t.co/PtoiPXGxEa
Alex Batty's mother 'spent summer living in caravan in France using fake name' https://t.co/pc6GWJlC78
Alex Batty's mother 'spent summer living in caravan using fake identity' Sky News has been told https://t.co/qiSuoIy0PE
Music in the mystery: Before disappearing from French campsite, Alex Batty's mother left behind red guitar and didgeridoo https://t.co/JKH1IwIrS1
VIDEO: 🇫🇷🇬🇧 This French student helped missing British teen Alex Batty return home 17-year-old Alex Batty was found this week in France after he went missing six years ago while on holiday Credits: @justindavis70 GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE #AFPVertical https://t.co/eNbcofYOVM
'Why did Mum not have the rights to remove her child?' As Alex Batty is reunited with his grandmother, family solicitor Joanna Abraham explains why his mother did not have the right to take him. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/8Xpb5nCA55
Pictured: The caravan in a remote holiday park where Alex Batty's mother lived for five months before 'vanishing to Finland to see the Northern Lights' https://t.co/iNzDmgcWs5 https://t.co/VT1maTQAIk
Mystery grows as Alex Batty's mum 'vanishes' after teen returns to UK - while police believe grandad 'could be alive' https://t.co/JqcpzQnx3i
'In this day and age, it's pretty difficult to live off grid. I'm a little surprised he spent six years completely off the radar.' @PeterBleksley joins @PatrickChristys to discuss the strange case of Alex Batty, the teenager who has reappeared after going missing six years ago. https://t.co/v9pxCTej3x
Alex Batty's mother 'thought Covid was created by the state' - Interpol join manhunt for wanted mum https://t.co/eY9LJNMz7M
Alex Batty makes first public comment since shock return home https://t.co/UcEzkxgLly
From spiritual communities to Alex Batty's family: Here's everything we know about the boy's disappearance https://t.co/gWyEjcKXAH
BREAKING: Alex Batty says he is 'glad to be home for Christmas' after being reunited with his family - reports Read more ⬇ https://t.co/XCkc5yoUph
Alex Batty says 'I'm glad to be here for Christmas' as he makes first statement since reuniting with his family in England after he was missing for more than six years https://t.co/cFX9BBcsqs https://t.co/PZSmx2Q0Ck
🚨 BREAKING: Alex Batty says he’s happy to be home for Christmas in first comments since return to UK https://t.co/gmVsdHGofx
Alex Batty, the British teen found in France after being missing for six years, has spoken publicly for the first time since reuniting with his family, telling reporters he's glad to be home for Christmas. https://t.co/xjucT9c0VH
Missing teen Alex Batty issues statement after returning to UK https://t.co/QQ6YKwJ52L https://t.co/ubFTUvSRlS
Teenager Alex Batty breaks silence as he reunites with family after escape from French commune https://t.co/L6TFmKfupv
Alex Batty’s mother is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ British expats who claim to know the woman say she thought Covid-19 was ‘created by the state to control people’ Read more 👇 https://t.co/P4GCzzoNfw
Alex Batty's mother Melanie is a conspiracy theorist who wanted to set up a 'spiritual community' and thought Covid-19 'was created by the state to control people', friend says as Interpol join search for her https://t.co/9iFyuyvTRu https://t.co/XqfIoGap3S
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Batty's life in French farmhouse revealed https://t.co/NYAD0VR9br https://t.co/DUZy1SxyLg
Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in France https://t.co/mgh91GobQg
Alex Batty, who resurfaced in southern France after disappearing at the age of 11 during a holiday in Spain six years ago, has returned to Britain, local police said https://t.co/EfJQMvJGMf https://t.co/8OEz3mykn9
Hunt for Alex Batty's mother may shift to Finland after 'abducted' son reveals she 'went to see the Northern Lights' - as cops continue search in France https://t.co/6CAZGjhCXj https://t.co/hNew1E1znS
Alex Batty's life in French farmhouse revealed: 'Abducted' British boy stayed with couple who took him under their wing while his mother lived in 'spiritual communities' - but left for UK to get new ID papers so he could go to school https://t.co/9zQJYdKTwN https://t.co/o6ceguoU9j
Alex Batty, the British teenager who resurfaced in southern France after disappearing six years ago at age 11, has returned to Britain, local police said https://t.co/EfJQMvJ8WH https://t.co/yqazu4WCx6
Cops preparing to talk with Alex Batty about his 'kidnap' ordeal and escape from 'spiritual community' in France as he wakes in England for first time in six years after emotional reunion with his grandmother https://t.co/y77Pk6niDR https://t.co/W4VT6aKaqh
UK teen Alex Batty arrives home after going missing in France https://t.co/spDWxyArwh
Authorities believe a British teenager who went missing six years ago in Spain has been found in southern France, officials tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/yJBCqKhQ2m
Teenager Alex Batty finally steps foot on British soil for the first time in six years as he is reunited with his grandmother in Manchester after being 'kidnapped by his mother' https://t.co/llww28zcwV https://t.co/lVU4KllvqP
UK teen found in France heading to London https://t.co/iEhSekKFLu
Alex Batty's grandfather 'is NOT dead': Neighbour says abducted teen's fugitive relative did not die six months ago - and was spotted mowing his lawn 10 days ago https://t.co/9HCIUs9cKj https://t.co/yYlg0yQmfV
Alex Batty, who went missing aged 11 during a holiday in Spain, has been found in France after six years of living an off-the-grid life https://t.co/SP5m5ivt31 https://t.co/3YhzhTBGvB
Alex Batty will be flown home to UK TODAY to be reunited with his grandmother six years after he first went missing as an 11-year-old https://t.co/EW6kXJwt02 https://t.co/M3nnVfwkWI
Alex Batty to be flown home to UK TODAY six years after going missing https://t.co/dJR3ZeoRU3 https://t.co/zFTBPk1Flq