Alex Batty celebrated his first Christmas again within the UK after six years yesterday.
Alex joined grandmother Susan Cuarana, 68, again in Oldham for the massive day. It got here 12 days on from when he was noticed by a motorist strolling within the hills near Toulouse.
The 17-year-old was thrilled to obtain 24 cans of his favorite drink that he missed out on whereas dwelling together with his mom and grandfather in a hippieish commune.
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He instructed The Sun: “I loved Irn-Bru when I was little and used to get some from the corner shop whenever I could. The same for Worcestershire sauce flavoured crisps.
“So my gran surprised me by tracking down a massive pack of cans and a couple of family-sized bags of crisps. I could have just tucked into them for Christmas dinner.”
Alex can be travelling to Old Trafford at present (December 26) after additionally receiving tickets to see his beloved Manchester United tackle Aston Villa. His different presents included a brand new cellphone, an Alexa system, headphones, a sketch pad, pencils and a water bottle.
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Alex defined he “never really celebrated Christmas” whereas dwelling in Europe as a result of his mom and grandfather’s nomadic way of life. “We were always on the move,” he mentioned. “It’s so nice to go to bed at night and wake up in the same place in the morning.”
The whereabouts of Alex’s mom Melanie, 43, and grandfather David, 64, are at the moment unknown. Greater Manchester Police mentioned final week it had launched a prison investigation into {the teenager}’s alleged abduction.
Prior to being discovered earlier this month, Alex was final seen on the Port of Malaga on 8 October 2017 – the day he was anticipated to return to the UK from a vacation with Melanie and David.
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He revealed he began to have doubts about their nomadic way of life when he was about 14. Alex now has ambitions to go to school within the UK.
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