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Michael Howie

Alex Batty reveals he invented 'four-day hike' story to protect his mother and grandfather

Alex Batty has revealed he decided to return to the UK for a better future, having realised his mother was “a great person but not a great mum”.

Interviewed for the first time, the 17-year-old said he realised he could no longer live with his “anti-government, anti-vax” mother after an argument.

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