Alex Batty latest: Police launch investigation into alleged 'abduction'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have launched an investigation into the alleged child abduction of Alex Batty. Alex was reported missing after he went on holiday to Marbella, Spain, with mum Melanie Batty and grandfather, David Batty in 2017.
He was aged just 11. His mother was not his legal guardian. Now 17, he has returned home to Oldham to be with his grandmother and legal guardian Susan Caruana. READ MORE: Manhunt underway after group 'targeted' in terrifying shooting before suspect flees scene in car READ MORE: Teenager dies in one-car horror smash on M62 with driver, 19, arrested The teenager was found last week on a rural road near Quillan, France, where he was picked up by a part-time delivery driver.
He offered Alex, who used the name Zach in France, a lift, before discovering his real identity and taking him to a police station.
Today (December 22), a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed officers have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged child abduction of Alex.
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