Missing Oldham teen Alex Batty told French driver who found him ‘my mother kidnapped me’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A British boy who has been missing for six years told the French lorry driver who found him walking alone on an isolated country road: ‘My mother kidnapped me when I was 12 years old’. open image in gallery Alex told the driver who found him he wanted to find his grandmother “When I asked him his name, he pretended his name was Zach, and then we continued chatting,” he continued. open image in gallery Investigations into the case are ongoing She previously said her daughter and ex-husband lived in a commune in Morocco with Alex in 2014 as part of an “alternative lifestyle”, which she thought lay behind the youngster’s disappearance. Ms Caruana pleaded for the youngster to get in contact with her in 2018, saying: “I just want to say to my grandson Alex, I love you so much and please, please just get in contact.” The teenager said he did not know exactly where he had been living in France, except that it was ‘in the mountains between Ariège and Aude.’ Driver Mr Accidini said: “He was thirsty since he had been walking for several days, so I gave him some water.