Spanish police officers are questioning local residents who claim they saw missing British teenager Jay Slater celebrating while watching the Euros.
It turns out the 19-year-old’s distraught family takes aim at the trolls who torment them with “vile” deadly rumors and hacking social media accounts.
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Jay, 19, disappeared without a trace in Tenerife last week, baffling search teams as they scoured the landscape for clues.
A shocking new development came to light when Mayor Emilio Jose Navarro said local police received reports about Jay watching the tournament “on the coast.”
He said local police interviewed people who might have seen him.
The mayor added: “Some people think he may have been in the coastal area of the municipality, they saw him partying in a bar on the days when the Euro Cup games were taking place.”
The Judicial Police is investigating the City Hall’s security cameras, which, according to Navarro, serve more tourist purposes than security.
He continued: “They are also working with the company that takes care of these cameras, it is the Guardia Civil that takes care of this.”
Jay was staying at a Tenerife Airbnb, where he partied before disappearing.
Investigator Mark William Thomas gave a description of the two “key witnesses” who last saw Jay at his home.
He spoke with the owner of the rental property and several witnesses; including Jay’s friends, who gave him information.
Both men are black, in their 30s or 40s, and were not at the NRG festival, Mark said.
He threatened to release the likeness of one of the men if they did not come forward.
Witnesses spoke to the teenager outside Papagayo nightclub last Monday morning before taking him back to his accommodation, Mark said.
One of the men was described as being around 6ft tall, rather stocky, with short dark hair, was wearing an orange bracelet and drinking Hennessy brandy.
Mark explained how the men were “not helping” and that the family were “desperate” for them to come forward as witnesses.
He said the group sat outside a club after the night ended and witnesses said Jay seemed “pretty in control.”
Timeline of Jay Slater’s Disappearance
BY Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 – MONDAY, 17
Jay goes to a rave at the NRG 2024 music festival in Tenerife, near Arona in the south of the island
8:35pm – Jay posts a smiling Snapchat video of him laughing with friends
He leaves the rave with two men he met that day and is taken back to his accommodations on the other side of the island.
MONDAY 17
7:30 am – Jay posts a Snapchat of a hand holding a cigarette in the area where the accommodation was located – near the Teno rural park, in the north of the island
8:30 am – Jay calls his friend Lucy Law and says he missed a bus, still had one percent battery left on his phone and got stuck in the “middle of nowhere”
9am – A missing persons report is filed and the search for Jay begins
TUESDAY 18
2am – The police knock on the door of Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan’s house and tell her to catch the first flight to Tenerife
7am – She leaves Manchester airport alongside her son Zak to help with the search
Debbie receives a Snapchat message saying “Kiss your boy goodbye, you’ll never see him again, he owes me a lot of money.”
WEDNESDAY 19
12:30 pm – Police briefly move the search to the south of the island after a false sighting
Cops search his hotel room for clues as his mother says “there was nothing untoward there”
Debbie gives a moving interview where she shares her fear that he was “taken” and says “I just want my baby back”
THURSDAY 20
Police begin fourth day of massive search for Jay
FRIDAY THE 21ST
Lancashire Police offer to help with the search, but Tenerife authorities say they are “pleased to have the resources they need”
The search turns to a 22,000-foot ravine in Masca – part of an area nicknamed the “badlands” by locals
SATURDAY 22
Sixth day of search begins with sniffer dogs, police, mountain rescue and firefighters returning to the hills in northern Tenerife
Possible new sighting of Jay puts him near a church with two men at 6pm on Monday – although not confirmed by police
Jay’s father Warren and brother Zak visit the search site in Tenerife
SUNDAY 23
Officers focus their search on small outbuildings in Teno Park, near where Jay’s phone last rang.
Jay’s mom Debbie says trolls are comparing her to Karen Matthews
GoFundMe set up by Jay’s friend Lucy surpasses £30,000 after just three days
Exclusive Sun footage shows Jay appearing to fall and trip at a rave before disappearing
MONDAY 24
Search for Jay enters eighth day
Police expand search area north to parts of Buenavista del Norte
Jay’s dad says his family is in ‘hell’
TUESDAY 25
British climber found by Jay search teams says he ‘didn’t need saving’
Madeleine McCann police officer arrives in Tenerife to join the search
Tenerife police call in reinforcements from Madrid – including specialist sniffer dogs
“What we don’t know is why he went with them,” Mark added.
The two men reportedly stayed at the bars in the strip area for two days and mingled with Jay and his friends.
He said: “When Jay returned to their house he made several phone calls to friends and was jovial and upbeat.
“There is a drug fraternity here [in Tenerife]I can’t say if it has any influence, but it’s obvious to see.”
Mark then described how Jay’s family is “close-knit” but “totally broken” and suffering online abuse.
He said: “There are people who have called saying they have Jay hostage. Others hacked social media and attacked the family. It’s vile.
“These allegations were handed over to the police.
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“Jay has his past, but the family needs some kind of respect. For those on social media, think before you post. If you wouldn’t say that to your family, don’t say it to Jay.
The teen’s parents spoke directly to the press, with his father describing being in “hell” and his mother saying she has “barely slept” since he disappeared.
Debbie said: “It’s been a week and it’s been horrible. I’ve barely slept and I’m losing my mind.
“The Spanish police are doing a good job and we are being updated by the consulate, so we put our faith in them.”
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