Alex Batty latest updates — Teen found in France could return to UK soon as aunt claims he was ‘brainwashed’

ALEX Batty has been found alive after he went missing six years ago after fleeing a “spiritual community”. Alex Batty, from Greater Manchester, was just 11 years old when he went missing during a family holiday in Spain in 2017. Local reports said he fled a rural spiritual community in the Pyrenees mountains and hiked for days to escape. A concerned lorry driver eventually picked him up and contacted police, who interviewed him. Speaking of his time in France, Alex’s aunt, Maureen, said the teen was “brainwashed by the religion” his grandfather is allegedly part of. The 73-year-old told the Mail: “Alex has been brainwashed by the religion David was in. Alex hasn’t had any education while out there, so we don’t know what he’ll be like when he comes home. “[He] has had it rough. It is a mess.” Read our live blog below for the latest news and updates…