Every time there was a disaster I feared Alex could be a victim

THE grandmother of Alex Batty - the boy missing from home for six years has said she thought she'd 'never see him again... and feared he could have been dead.

- TODD FITZGERAL

Susan Caruana, 68, was reunited with her 17-year-old grandson last weekend after he flew home to Oldham from France.

He was found on a rural road near Quillan and picked up by a delivery driver. Alex's identity was revealed when he was taken to a police station. He was reported missing after he went on holiday to Marbella, Spain, with mum Melanie Batty - who was not his legal guardian and grandfather David Batty in 2017 aged 11. Ms Caruana is Alex's effective guardian - and will be until he turns 18. He is a 'ward of court, with High Court judges remaining his legal guardian. Ms Caruana Alex's appointed 'special guardian, supported by Oldham council, dealing with day-to-day care.