After spending six years wandering across Europe, before taking the daring leap to flee the hippy pain in the a lifestyle he led with his mother, Melanie Batty and her father, David.
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The 17-year-old spent six years off the grid with his parent, Melanie Batty and her father, David as they bounced between homes on the continent after allegedly being kidnapped, aged 11.
Alex and a woman turned up at prestigious IT college in Perpignan, in the South of France, last July. Teachers there were suspicious after Alex gave a fake name, and alerted the police at the time.