“Nobody noticed”: 9-year-old lived alone for 2 years, fed himself, and kept good grade
In the quiet commune of Nersac, France, life seemed ordinary from the outside. Children went to school each morning, neighbors tended their homes, and routines unfolded as they always had. Yet behind one set of closed doors, a nine-year-old boy was living a life few could imagine—two years in near-total isolation, surviving without meaningful adult…