Alex Batty first vanished during a 2017 holiday trip to Spain with his mother and grandfather when he was 11 years old. Last week, authorities in France said Batty, now 17, turned up on a rainy ...

His mother Melanie Batty and grandfather David Batty have not been located but the Greater Manchester Police said they are focused on Alex's wellbeing and investigating his disappearance.

The mother and grandfather of Alex Batty, who disappeared six years ago, will not face criminal charges, according to police.

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 David Batty, his grandfather.