Missing boy found in Galway

A London schoolboy, Ben Hedges, who was missing for nearly six weeks, has been found safe and well in the west of Ireland.

A London schoolboy, Ben Hedges, who was missing for nearly six weeks, has been found safe and well in the west of Ireland.

The 12-year-old was picked up in Galway by gardai on March 17th. He disappeared after a row with teachers at Tom Hood Secondary School, near his home in Forest Gate, east London.

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