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Alex Batty's gran will 'never forgive' mum who 'tricked' her into letting him go
23.12.2023 - 22:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The grandmother of Alex Batty says her "chaotic" daughter tricked her into letting him go on holiday and said she didn't know if they were "alive or dead".
Susan Caruana, 68, was named as Alex's legal guardian, but says she lived in fear for her grandson when he went missing in 2017. The youngster, who was only 11 at the time, didn't return home from holiday with his mum, Melanie, and his grandad, David, in Spain, reports the Mirror.
The boy endured six years on the run with his "off the rails" mum. Prosecutors in France revealed that the pair took Alex to live in a "spiritual community" and lived in Morocco before moving to the Pyrenees in France.
Alex was eventually found by delivery driver Fabien Accidini on a rural road close to Quillan, France, earlier this month and has since been reunited with his gran, Susan, in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
Now, Susan has revealed her heartbreak after she spent a number of years in limbo not knowing where Alex was. The gran said every time there was a "disaster" she "feared he could be a victim".
Susan said she would never be able to forgive her daughter and her ex-partner and explained how Melanie used to be a "daddy's girl". Susan further explained how Melanie referred to her son as her "property" and demanded Susan stump up a £500,000 payment for his return.
When Melanie pleaded with her to let her son go on holiday, Susan says she felt like she had to "give them a chance." She told The Sun: "I was nervous about saying 'Yes' but I felt I had no choice but to give them a chance and trust them. How wrong could I have been?"
Susan added: "I don't want to be the one to help them go to prison but if they do, then it's not my fault. Alex has come back home of his own free will."
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