Alex was discovered in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south-western France close to the city of Toulouse on 13 December 2023, after he was last seen in the port of Malaga six years earlier.
The teenager said he, his mother and grandfather, who were not his legal guardians, had lived a “nomadic lifestyle”, after staying in communes and caravans in the area.
Detectives opened an abduction investigation after the teenager was found by a delivery driver who spotted him walking on a road.
Alex had previously said he did not want his mother or grandfather to go to jail over his disappearance, adding he delayed returning home because he was “worried about them getting locked up”.
But the probe has now been dropped by police.
