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Couple ‘locked vulnerable woman in garage for five years’ and ‘forced her to eat porridge with dish soap’

The victim lost 50kg and had her bank account and benefits drained during the horrific ordeal in western France

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Community Seeks Answers After French School Knife Killing

Hundreds of mourners holding white flowers gathered on Friday at the French private school where a student killed a girl in a stabbing spree, as the prime minister suggested metal detectors to prevent future attacks.

International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025

UK Teen Found In France Returning Home

Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, boarded a plane home on Saturday, the Toulouse public prosecutor told AFP. The 17-year-old boarded a KLM flight to the UK via Amsterdam, "accompanied by British police officers", said assistant prosecutor…

International Business Times · Dec 16, 2023

‘Abducted’ British teenager escaped commune across Pyrenees after mother ‘planned to take him to Finland’

Alex Batty walked for four days across the French Pyrenees before he was discovered by a delivery driver

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

UK Teen Missing For Years To Return Home This Weekend From France

A British 17-year-old found in France six years after going missing in Spain is to return home to England this weekend, a French deputy prosecutor said on Friday.

International Business Times · Dec 15, 2023

Alex Batty fled across Pyrenees after mother planned Finland move, French police say

British teen allegedly kidnapped in 2017 told passing driver ‘I need a future’ after he was found in remote corner of France

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023