Boy abducted by mum has renewed 'sense of purpose'
Summary
Alex Batty, who was taken by his mother when he was 11 and lived away for six years, has found a new job at a waste management company. This job has given him and his young family financial security after he returned to live with his grandmother in Oldham.Key Facts
- Alex Batty went missing in 2017 when he was 11 after his mother took him to France instead of returning from a holiday in Spain.
- He lived isolated in France, off-grid, and did not go to school because his mother told him to throw away his passport.
- In December 2023, a delivery driver spotted him in the Pyrenees foothills, and he returned to his grandmother, his legal guardian, in Oldham.
- Alex was out of work for a long time and was one of nearly one million young people in the UK not in education, employment, or training.
- After appearing on BBC Breakfast, a manager at SUEZ UK contacted him and offered him a job.
- Alex has been working for three months at the waste management site and says having a job helps him support his baby and partner.
- Employment has given Alex a renewed sense of purpose and family security.
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