True crime with a positive ending: The six-year disappearance of Alex Batty | 60 Minutes Australia

A police search for young English boy Alex Batty was conducted when his mother and grandfather abducted him. Six years later, he reemerged in France after daring to escape from captivity and making his way back home.
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Synopsis | The Long Way Home (2024)
At only 18, Alex Batty has already packed a lot into his life. Much of it though has happened against his will. When he was 11, he was stolen by his own mother and grandfather. The young Brit was then hidden away in hippy communes in Spain and France. For six years he was at the centre of a baffling, and unsuccessful, missing persons investigation. But then Alex took control of his own destiny. In his debut report for 60 MINUTES, Adam Hegarty meets the very impressive Alex Batty and reveals the intriguing story of this young man’s daring escape and long journey back to a normal life.
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