Alex Batty: Police give update after missing teen is found
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Alex Batty: Police give update after missing teen is found
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes said Alex Batty's family are "massively relieved" that he's been found, adding that a "whole host of emotions are going through their mind at the moment as they come to terms with this good news”.
He added that this is a "huge moment" for Alex, his community in Oldham and his family.
Alex Batty, 17, was found in France on Wednesday by a motorist.
He vanished in 2017, aged 11, after going on holiday to Marbella, Spain, with his mother and grandfather.
Report by Kennedyl.
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British teenager Alex Batty, who went missing at the age of 11 during a holiday in Spain in 2017, has returned to the United Kingdom after being found in France, according to police on Saturday. Alex,..