British boy found in France after six years has video call with grandmother

Alex Batty, who had been missing since 2017, spoke to his grandmother and she is sure it is really him, say police

A British boy who turned up in southern France this week six years after going missing has spoken to his grandmother via video call and she is sure it is really him, Greater Manchester police (GMP) have said.

Alex Batty, from Oldham, was 11 and under the guardianship of his grandmother Susan Caruana when he was allegedly abducted in 2017 by his mother, Melanie Batty, and grandfather, David Batty.