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BRITISH teen Alex Batty’s grandfather may be dead and his mum could be hiding in Finland, police in France have revealed.
The boy, from Greater Manchester, disappeared aged 11 while on a family holiday in Spain in 2017 and was found in France this week.
Local reports said he fled a rural spiritual community in the Pyrenees mountains and hiked for days to escape. A concerned lorry driver eventually picked him up and contacted police, who interviewed him.
Speaking of his time in France, Alex’s aunt, Maureen, said the teen was “brainwashed by the religion” his grandfather is allegedly part of.
French prosecutor Antoine Leroy has now revealed that Alex’s grandfather, who was with both Alex and Alex’s mother, may have died six months ago.
He added that Alex did not attend his grandfather’s funeral but there was a ceremony held in the community around the time of his death.
Speaking in a press conference on Friday afternoon, Leroy claimed Alex decided to leave his mother in the Pyrenees mountains when she told him they needed to move to Finland.
He said Alex and his mother and grandfather “were constantly on the move”.
Leroy added: “We still need to find out more.
“There was a phobia around certain elements of life which meant the family would travel in a community with ten people at a time.”
Alex walked for four days before being found by the delivery driver.
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