The American college student who vanished in Japan had been 'bickering' with his parents and decided to separate from them before he went missing, his family has said.
James 'Weston' Higginbotham, 20, was last seen in Kyoto on May 29. The Auburn University student traveled to the country with his family to celebrate his younger brother's graduation and was described as being 'emotionally distressed' when he disappeared.
His distraught mother, Nancy Higginbotham, revealed that there was a family argument before her son went missing. 'We decided to separate. We had been, you know, kind of bickering with each other, and we decided, you go do your own thing, we do our thing,' Nancy told Fox News.
'I mean he's 20 years old, he's extremely well-traveled, he's a wonderful navigator, and so we went to the temples, and then he went by the river,' she added.
James 'Weston' Higginbotham, 20, was last seen in Kyoto on May 29. His parents have since revealed that the family was 'bickering' before he went off on his own. Breaking news... updates to follow.
