TEENAGER Alex Batty, who went missing for six years, has celebrated his return to the UK by tucking into bags of Worcester Sauce crisps.

Alex said his gran surprised him with the treat at Christmas after he revealed his nostalgia for eating the crisps and drinking Irn Bru when he was younger. 

Alex went missing aged 11 in 2017 after his mother, who was not his legal guardian, took him on a pre-arranged trip to Spain with his grandfather.

He returned to the UK on December 16 having been found by student Fabien Accidini near the French city of Toulouse after walking across the Pyrenees.

In an interview with The Sun, the 17-year-old said he received cans of Irn-Bru and tickets to watch Manchester United among his presents as he spent Christmas Day with his grandmother.

Alex said some of his Christmas presents reminded him of his life before he went missing six years ago.

He said: “I loved Irn-Bru when I was little and used to get some from the corner shop whenever I could. The same for Worcestershire sauce-flavoured crisps.

“So my gran surprised me by tracking down a massive pack of cans and a couple of family-sized bags of crisps.

“I could have just tucked into them for Christmas dinner.”

Greater Manchester Police confirmed on Friday a criminal investigation had been launched into Alex’s alleged abduction.

Officers in the UK interviewed the teenager, who is back with his grandmother Susan Caruana, from Oldham, who has legal guardianship.