Neighbours claim Alex Batty’s grandfather is alive as police admit his status is unknown
Alex Batty’s grandfather may still be alive according to neighbours in a remote French hamlet where the family has been lying low since 2017.
Alex was allegedly taken by his mother Melanie Batty, who did not have parental guardianship rights, and his grandfather David Batty, when the trio went on a holiday to Spain.
The 17-year-old touched down in the UK on Saturday on a flight accompanied by police and his step-grandfather for an emotional reunion with his grandmother,
