UK boy missing for 6 years turns up in France, fled as mother wanted to relocate

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A 17-year-old British national, who had been missing since 2017, is all set to return home after being found by a delivery driver in a mountainous village in deep France...

After being found by the delivery driver, Fabien Accidini, Batty contacted his grandmother through Accidini's Facebook account and shared the urge to come back home...

According to the police, Batty, his mother and his grandfather had moved from house to house, carrying their own solar panels, growing their own food, living with other families, meditating and contemplating reincarnation and other esoteric subjects...

After parting ways with his mother and grandfather, Alex was constantly on the move until he was found by delivery driver Fabien Accidini...

In a statement, Alex's grandmother Susan Caruana, who is also his legal guardian, said, "I cannot begin to express my relief and happiness that Alex has been found safe and well"...

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