Jay Slater admitted to his pals that he stole a £12,000 Rolex watch and was making an attempt to promote it simply hours earlier than the British teenager went lacking, a former detective investigating his disappearance has claimed.
Mark Williams-Thomas has spoken to pals of Jay’s who say the 19-year-old despatched them a Snapchat admitted to taking the posh timepiece whereas in a Seat Leon rent automotive rented by the 2 British males whose Airbnb cottage he went again to.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay, who had been partying on the ultimate evening of the three-day NRG pageant in Tenerife’s Playa de las Americas resort, travelled north to the Casa Abuela Tina Airbnb with the 2 males within the early hours of June 17.
It comes as MailOnline at the moment revealed a kind of males, who used the identify Ayub Abdul to e-book the £40-a-night vacation rental on-line.
In the course of the hour-long journey, Mr Williams-Thomas claims Jay posted a Snapchat saying he had taken a Rolex price £12,000 from an unknown individual. MailOnline has approached Jay’s household in regards to the claims.
Police beforehand stated they had been investigating a scuffle outdoors Papagayo Seaside Membership, the place Jay was seen partying the evening he went lacking.
It’s believed a battle – involving an Jap European man who reportedly had his priceless Rolex stolen – broke out after the venue had closed.
One in all Jay’s pals, who had travelled to Tenerife to assist in the search instructed detectives the alleged incident may have led to his disappearance.
Mr Williams-Thomas stated he was ‘unable to validate’ Jay’s declare on Snapchat ‘when it comes to reported theft’.
He added: ‘Nevertheless pals of Jay stated he wouldn’t make this up and the watch was topic of later dialog between the buddies.’
Jay Slater pictured together with his mom Debbie Duncan, who has flown to Tenerife with different relations
TV detective Mark Williams-Thomas
Debbie pictured with Jay’s father Warren Slater leaving the Guardia Civil in Playa de las Americas
That is the primary image of a Briton who booked the Airbnb which Jay went again to with him and one other man underneath the identify Ayub Abdul
The TV detective, who additionally uncovered Jimmy Savile’s evil crimes, stated Jay had contact with buddies on social media whereas on the Casa Abuela Tina property.
This included a Snapchat image he despatched to pals on the steps of the cottage at 7.30am, by which he was holding a cigarette.
Jay was final seen at round 8am when he tried to make his means again to his vacation lodging. He requested the proprietor of the Airbnb when the subsequent bus to Los Cristianos was, however when she stated 10am he set off on foot for what would have been an 11-hour stroll.
The Airbnb proprietor stated she noticed Jay strolling uphill – the incorrect means again to his lodging – within the huge mountainous space, the place his cellphone final pinged.
Mr Williams-Thomas stated Jay spoke to no less than three pals by way of message and on the cellphone whereas strolling again, telling them he was misplaced.
Pal Lucy Regulation stated Jay had known as her shortly after he was final seen to say he was thirsty and had no water and only one per cent battery on his cellphone. One other good friend, Brad Hargreaves, stated he additionally spoke to Jay that morning and thought he had veered off the principle street and should have slid down rocks.
Spanish police yesterday returned to look the Airbnb (pictured) the place Jay Slater stayed simply earlier than he disappeared in Tenerife greater than two weeks in the past
In a brand new improvement, two plain-clothes officers had been despatched to the property at 11am at the moment. One officer (carrying sun shades, left) is chatting with MailOnline’s Nick Pisa and the opposite (carrying inexperienced, proper) is seen with a neighborhood
In its Airbnb itemizing Casa Abuela Tina is described as being a farmhouse throughout the ‘distinctive pure panorama’ surrounding it
Jay Slater posted this Snapchat of himself standing on the steps of the Airbnb villa
Mark stated in a video replace at the moment: ‘He was instructed to return by two individuals to the rental.
‘He stated he couldn’t do this and that he’d already been strolling for half-hour and that he was now off street and was strolling on a observe the place there have been free stones.’
Jay despatched his location at each 8.49am and eight.50am to pals, which confirmed him on a climbing path within the rugged Rural de Teno park. He has not been seen or heard from since.
Mr Williams-Thomas claimed Jay left the vacation residence as a result of he was spooked.
He stated: ‘We’ve got acquired info that might recommend that Jay left the rental property feeling scared and he wouldn’t return to the rental, though that might have been probably the most smart plan of action, and in addition the place he may have charged his cellphone, obtained some water and made contact with pals.
‘We proceed to research this side.’
The 2 males Jay was with spoke to police on the island earlier than flying again to the UK. Spanish police have stated they aren’t ‘related’ to the investigation.
Spanish police known as off the hunt for the lacking 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, 14 days after Jay went lacking
This was the ultimate official seek for Jay Slater on Saturday earlier than Spanish police ended the hunt
Mr Williams-Thomas, who flew out to Tenerife final week to assist, has been conducting his personal investigation after Spanish cops known as off the search on Sunday. He stated his crew imagine there is no such thing as a third-party involvement.
He stated: ‘We’ve got, nonetheless, dominated out hostage or kidnapping scenario as a result of no credible ransom demand has been made.
‘We have no proof at this stage to say there was a 3rd get together legal involvement in Jay’s disappearance.’
He stated he nonetheless had various traces of inquiry to look into, so was nonetheless ‘maintaining an open thoughts’.
It comes after a Spanish decide revealed on Monday that there’s ‘no present proof of criminality’.
Many, together with Jay’s mom Debbie Duncan, believed he had been taken towards his will.
Cops on Tenerife known as off the large search on Sunday in an enormous blow to Jay’s household. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, two plain-clothed cops returned to the Airbnb.
They spent round two hours looking out the Airbnb.
Final evening, Jay’s mom Debbie issued an replace, saying: ‘Jay is a standard man who’s in his third yr of an apprenticeship, and he’s a extremely popular younger man with a big circle of pals.
‘We’re a really shut household and are completely devastated about his disappearance. Phrases can not describe the ache and agony we’re experiencing.
‘He’s our lovely boy together with his complete life forward of him and we simply need to discover him.
‘We would not have any info on his whereabouts.’
Debbie and Jay’s father, Warren, in addition to brother Zak, have stayed on Tenerife as they desperately seek for solutions.
