Missing boy's 10 chilling words to lorry driver after disappearing six years ago
Missing British boy Alex Batty 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."
Startling details of 17-year-old Alex Batty’s six years as a missing person emerged on Thursday evening. Fabien Accidini, a chiropractic student from Toulouse who has a part-time job delivering medicines by lorry, said he spotted the English teenager on Wednesday.
Mr Accidini told La Depeche: "He was walking while the rain fell in heavy drops. The second time I passed him, I decided to offer to drop him off somewhere. He was quite tall and blond, and dressed in black jeans, a white sweater and a backpack. He also carried a skateboard under his arm and a flashlight for lighting. His attitude gave me confidence. He ended up getting into my van.
"During the first few minutes, he seemed a little shy. We tried to speak in French but I noticed that he had not mastered the language. I decided to communicate in English. ‘When I asked him his name, he pretended his name was Zach, and then we continued chatting. We talked for over three hours! Very quickly, he gave me his real identity – Alex Batty – before telling me his story.
Alex Batty 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." (PA)"He said his mother kidnapped him when he was 12 years old. Since then, he had lived in Spain in a luxury house with around ten people. He arrived in France in around 2021. In the middle of last weekend, he decided to leave his mother to join his family in England. He had been walking in the mountain for more than four days!
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"He lived with his mother in a spiritual community, far away from normal life. Alex told me his mother was a little crazy but she never imprisoned him. He could leave if he wanted. He had no animosity towards her but really wanted to find his grandmother. He missed his loved ones.’
Alex said he did not know exactly where he had been living in France, except that it was "in the mountains between Ariège and Aude". Mr Accidini continued: "He was thirsty since he had been walking for several days, so I gave him some water. When he explained his situation to me, I gave him my phone because he never had a means of communication.
Alex's mum Melanie Batty and grandad David Batty are wanted in connection with his abduction (Manchester Evening News)"He sent a message to his grandmother from my Facebook. Unfortunately she didn't respond. Initially, Alex wanted to go to a big city to find help and go to an embassy. But finally, I explained to him that the gendarmes could pick him up." A police operator told Alex to travel to the town of revel. "When he arrived, Alex seemed very tired," said Mr Accidini. "He lay down on the ground.
After that, the gendarmes questioned us. They were trying to find out if it was really him. When they had confirmation, he was taken into care to spend the night in a home. It's Alex Batty, 100%. When I saw the photos published by the English media, I absolutely did not doubt his words. I think he's a little stressed about all this. I hope he will be able to reconnect with his previous life and maybe one day we will see each other again!"
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