DESCRIPTIONS of the 2 thriller males who partied with Jay Slater the evening earlier than he vanished have been revealed.
Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas claimed the boys are “key witnesses” after Jay, 19, is believed to have stayed with them at an Airbnb cottage in Tenerife.
The previous detective – who labored on the Madeleine McCann case – spoke at a press convention earlier immediately claiming to have pieced collectively the case.
He mentioned he has came upon concerning the pair after talking to the proprietor of the rental property.
Mark has additionally been in shut contact with quite a few witnesses together with Jay’s household and mates.
Regardless of his new involvement within the case Mark just isn’t a part of the official police investigation.
He spoke at a press convention in Tenerife on Wednesday the place he claimed each of the boys are black and of their 30s or early 40s.
They’re mentioned to be from Luton, Bedfordshire, with one going by the nickname “Johnny Vegas“.
Neither of them are believed to have been to the NRG music competition the place Jay spent the day partying before he vanished.
One of many males was described as round 6ft tall, fairly stocky, with brief darkish hair.
He was seen carrying an orange wristband and drank Hennessy cognac on the evening the place he was with Jay.
Mark has mentioned he’ll launch a picture of one of many males in the event that they refuse to return ahead and assist in the investigation.
The boys spoke with the Lancashire teen outdoors the Papagayo nightclub on the strip final Monday morning earlier than driving him again to their lodging, Mark claimed.
He added: “The household are determined for these males to return ahead as witnesses. They don’t seem to be at the moment helping.
“The group sat outdoors on the wall outdoors the membership after the evening ended. Witnesses say he appeared fairly in command of himself.
“What we don’t know is why he went with them.”
The boys have been solely in Tenerife for a few days earlier than travelling back to Luton Airport this week.
Mark continued: “When Jay obtained again to their place he made quite a few cellphone calls to mates and was jovial and upbeat.
“There’s a drugs fraternity right here [in Tenerife], I can’t say if it has an affect however it’s apparent to see.”
Detectives have been working tirelessly for ten days to try to discover Jay with the search sparking worldwide concern over his security.
The previous detective additionally spoke on the idiotic online trolls who’re spreading round conspiracy theories and faux loss of life posts about Jay.
He labelled the vicious keyboard warriors as “vile”.
“Jay has his previous however the household want some kind of respect. To these on social media, assume earlier than you publish,” Mark mentioned.
“When you wouldn’t say it to your loved ones do not say it to Jay’s. These claims have been given to police.”
The boys hosted Jay at their Airbnb earlier than he disappeared and have been solely questioned briefly on the small cottage earlier than travelling back to Luton Airport.
The Solar revealed on Tuesday that British cops were yet to quiz the two men regardless of investigators nonetheless trying to find extra leads.
A lady recognized solely as Araceli, who works within the cafe subsequent to the rental property, informed reporters this week: “They got here in for cafe con leche a few occasions.
“One was aged about 40. The opposite one was barely youthful.”
The owner of the Airbnb where the men stayed mentioned she has given all the data she needed to the police.
Ofelia Hernandez, who owns the vacation let, revealed they have been pleasant, booked a number of days on the cottage, and spent plenty of time contained in the property.
Cops within the UK revealed in addition they don’t have any intention of talking with the pair.
Lancashire Constabulary, whose offer of assistance was refused by local police, mentioned it won’t pursue the vacationers.
Bedfordshire Police, which takes care of Luton Airport, will even not search to talk with the boys.
It comes as…
Helicopters, drones and dogs have been combing the island, with search crews focusing their efforts on the 2,000ft Masca ravine within the north.
It’s the place his cellphone final pinged a close-by cell tower at 8.50am on June 17.
After going to a rave on the evening of June 16, Jay headed to Masca, on with two British males he had met that night.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay, from Lancashire, stayed at their rented Airbnb for a few hours earlier than attempting to make his means again to his vacation lodging final Monday morning.
He made a closing frantic name to buddy Lucy Legislation, telling her he was misplaced within the “center of nowhere” with no water and had only one per cent battery on his cellphone.
Cops on the island have drafted in reinforcements with specialist sniffer dog teams.
Search canine models educated specifically to comb giant areas have been flown in from Madrid some 1,300 miles away.
The developments got here as an area mayor mentioned there had been quite a few reviews from individuals saying they thought they’d seen Jay watching Euro 24 football games on the island.
Emilio Jose Navarro mentioned quite a few locals informed cops that Jay was having fun with watching the soccer match.
In the meantime, Jay’s mates have blasted warped conspiracy theorists and idiotic TikTok sleuths who’ve jetted to Tenerife in a twisted bid to hitch the hunt.
Jay’s distraught family members spent the final day grappling with fake death posts being shared on social media.
They’ve additionally needed to endure an onslaught of vile messages and bogus theories from trolls online after the teenager disappeared.
A lot of his buddies have even been compelled to respond to “horrible lies” being unfold on-line because the thriller deepens round the lacking teenager.
On Tuesday morning, a household buddy of Jay took to social media after a video surfaced of her “partying on a ship”.
She was left damage and disgusted after individuals hounded her for “partying” as an alternative of on the lookout for Jay regardless of the clip being taken months in the past.
The pal hit again on the faux rumours calling them a whole lie as she wrote on social media: “That is one other horrible lie about myself firstly this is not me.
“I’m right here on the lookout for my sons greatest buddy not partying if anybody did see this. Completely heartbroken. It was a earlier vacation.”
The buddy was additionally on the centre of the faux loss of life posts circulating on Monday along with her profile getting used within the hoax screenshots.
A spineless troll pretending to be her posted: “Jay’s physique has been discovered. Our hearts are along with his household in these evil occasions, we have heard from locals that it was the job of Morrocans(sic).”
Jay’s heartbroken mum Debbie has additionally mentioned she felt “very let down” after sleuths started questioning what more than £30,000 raised on a GoFundMe page could be used for.
Debbie mentioned: “I’m actually am saddened by all of your feedback. You appear to be so bothered about this GoFundMe web page.
“I actually hope I’m not taking my son residence in a physique bag.”
Timeline of Jay Slater’s disappearance
BY Ellie Doughty, Overseas Information Reporter
SUNDAY JUNE 16 – MONDAY 17
Jay goes to a rave on the 2024 NRG music competition in Tenerife, round Arona on the south of the island
8.35pm – Jay posts a smiling Snapchat video of him laughing with mates
He leaves the rave with two males he met that day and is pushed again to their lodging throughout the island
MONDAY 17
7.30am – Jay posts a Snapchat of a hand holding a cigarette within the space the place the lodging was – close to the agricultural de Teno Park on the north of the island
8.30am – Jay calls his buddy Lucy Legislation and tells her he missed a bus, had one per cent of battery left on his cellphone and was caught within the “center of nowhere”
9am – A lacking individuals report is filed and the seek for Jay begins
TUESDAY 18
2am – Police knock on the door of Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan’s residence and inform her to catch the primary flight out to Tenerife
7am – She flies out from Manchester Airport alongside her son Zak to assist with the search
Debbie is distributed a Snapchat message saying “Kiss goodbye to your boy, you’re by no means going to see him once more, he owes me some huge cash.”
WEDNESDAY 19
12.30pm – Police transfer the search to the south of the island briefly after a false sighting
Cops search his resort room for clues as his mum says there was “nothing untoward there”
Debbie offers a heart-wrenching interview the place she shares fears he has been “taken” and says “I simply need my child again”
THURSDAY 20
Cops start day 4 of the large seek for Jay
FRIDAY 21
Lancashire cops supply to assist with the search however Tenerife authorities say they’re “happy that they’ve the sources they want”
Search turns to 22,000ft ravine in Masca – a part of an space dubbed “the badlands” by locals
SATURDAY 22
The sixth day of the search begins with sniffer canines, cops, mountain rescue and firefighters once more taking to the hills in northern Tenerife
Attainable new sighting of Jay locations him close to a church with two males at 6pm on Monday – though unconfirmed by police
Jay’s dad Warren and brother Zak go to the search web site in Tenerife
SUNDAY 23
Cops focus their search round small outbuildings in de Teno park close to the place Jay’s cellphone final pinged
Jay’s mum Debbie says trolls are evaluating her to Karen Matthews
The GoFundMe arrange by Jay’s buddy Lucy surpasses £30,000 after simply three days
Unique Solar footage reveals Jay showing to fall and stumble again up at a rave earlier than he vanished
MONDAY 24
Seek for Jay enters eighth day
Police increase search space north to components of Buenavista del Norte
Jay’s dad says his household are in ‘a dwelling hell’
TUESDAY 25
Brit hiker discovered by Jay search groups says he ‘did not have to be saved’
Madeleine McCann cop lands in Tenerife to hitch search
Tenerife cops name in reinforcements from Madrid – together with specialist sniffer canines