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Expat Tony Smith, who used to let his converted cowshed in the French Pyrenees to Alex's mother Melanie, said she told him last week that she was 'staying on the run'.
Alex Batty, 17, (pictured) revealed that as they seldom had Wi-Fi, his main hobby was reading JK Rowling's hit novels about boy wizard Harry Potter.
Greater Manchester Police have interviewed the 17-year-old following his six-year ordeal and are now investigating the alleged abduction.
The 17-year-old spent six years off the grid with his parent, Melanie Batty and her father, David as they bounced between homes on the continent after allegedly being kidnapped, aged 11.
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