Former British police detective Mark Williams-Thomas took to social media to provide more details in a bid to urge people against 'filling the void' with harmful and hurtful speculation
The mystery surrounding Jay Slater 's disappearance continues as it's emerged the missing teenager allegedly told friends on Snapchat he'd stolen a £12,000 Rolex watch the night before he vanished.
The sleuth, known for his work on the Nicola Bulley case last year, travelled last week to Tenerife to help Jay's family find some answers. He has since reported back his preliminary findings to mum Debbie Duncan, taking to X on Wednesday to provide a few more details in a bid to urge people against "filling the void" with harmful and hurtful speculation.
"We've been unable to validate this in terms of reporting. However, friends of Jay said he would not make this up and the watch was subject to later conversation between the friends." Mr Williams-Thomas said he had 'spoken to a significant number of witnesses, both here in the UK and in Tenerife, including Jay's friends who are fully engaged with us'. Jay's family, including his mum Debbie Duncan, dad Warren Slater and older brother Zak, remain in Tenerife as they continue to search for answers into his disappearance.
She continued: "Jay is a normal guy who is in his third year of an apprenticeship, and he is a very popular young man with a large circle of friends. We do not have any information on his whereabouts."
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