For now, his identity has remained hidden from the public.
Local news reported that the lonesome boy would mostly feed himself with cake and cold canned food.
The resilient boy would also reportedly fetch tomatoes from the balcony of a neighbor in his building.
Sometimes, he would even have to wash himself with cold water.
Neighbors eventually understood after many months that the little boy was living alone and subsequently alerted the police.
Barbara Couturier, the mayor of Nersac, also reportedly sounded the alarm to social services.
The mother did not take the boy to school.
The resident recalled: We were scrutinized.
They stood in front of their house, arms crossed, staring at me.
They added: I was terrified, in a state of distress telling myself: My God.
Help, I want to move.
It also revealed that she did not take the boy to school.
That he did himself, keeping his grades up.
The mother denied the accusations against her during the investigation, as well as during the court hearing.
You have to admire the boy, a reader commented
