Swiss pair claim Forest Boy

A Swiss couple have claimed the mysterious "Forest Boy" as their grandson.

They are due to have a DNA test that will be matched with the teenager, who calls himself Ray and turned up at a town hall in Berlin last month saying he had been living in the woods for five years.

It is claimed Ray's photo was seen by the couple and they contacted police.

The boy, who says he is 17, claimed - in English - to remember few details about his life, saying he had been in a tent in a forest for five years with his father Ryan, and mother Doreen had died in a car crash. He said he walked to Berlin after Ryan died suddenly and he buried him among the trees. The boy pleaded: "I'm all alone, please help me."

He was taken into care but social workers and police began suspecting his story was bogus. If it is found he comes from Switzerland he will be deported there and the country could be billed for his care.