Alex Batty reveals he invented 'four-day hike' story to protect his mother and grandfather
by Michael Howie
Dec 22, 2023
2 minutes
Alex Batty has revealed he decided to return to the UK for a better future, having realised his mother was “a great person but not a great mum”.
Interviewed for the first time, the 17-year-old said he realised he could no longer live with his “anti-government, anti-vax” mother after an argument.
In an interview with , the teenager,
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