Detective-turned-TV investigator who probed Nicola Bulley thriller gives to assist Jay Slater’s mom as wild conspiracy theories threaten to derail police hunt for lacking Brit – whereas his mates slam Spanish cops

The detective-turned-TV investigator who uncovered Jimmy Savile’s evil crimes and probed the disappearance of Nicola Bulley right now provided to assist Jay Slater’s mom discover her lacking son.

Mark Williams-Thomas revealed he ‘reached out’ to Debbie Duncan this morning amid mounting hypothesis over what occurred to the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer.

Jay vanished on Monday after going to a three-day power music competition in Tenerife – sparking a week-long investigation by Spanish police.

However the case has piqued the curiosity of armchair sleuths who’ve unfold wild conspiracy theories about his disappearance on social media. In a put up on Twitter/X, Mr Williams-Thomas mentioned: ‘I’ve this morning reached out to lacking Jay Slater’s mum providing the assistance of my staff to get her solutions as to what has occurred to Jay.

‘Numerous hypothesis about what might have occurred and if they provide me complete entry and with toes on the bottom I’ll in a short time have the ability to say if his disappearance is him alone or if it has third celebration involvement’.

It comes after considered one of Jay’s mates blasted Spanish police over their search. Lucy, 18, was the final particular person to talk to Jay when he referred to as her at round 8am on Monday morning from a secluded mountain go in Masca. She now says native police are ‘not doing an excellent job’.

Jay had contacted her final Monday to say he was ‘misplaced within the mountains with no water’ and one per cent battery on his cellular, with the telephone’s final sign near the Masca gorge magnificence spot. 

The stroll from Jay’s final recognized location to his lodging would have taken about 11 hours on foot.

Lucy, who attended the NRG music competition with Jay, mentioned he informed of not being conscious of his environment, desperately needing a drink however having no water.

Police are presently trying to find Jay within the Teno Nature Reserve, known as ‘malpais’ by locals — a phrase that interprets into English as ‘badland’.

In an announcement launched late on Friday, Lancashire Police mentioned it had ‘made a suggestion of assist to the Guardia Civil’ however this was declined after native cops mentioned they have been ‘glad that they’ve the assets they want’.

Lucy blasted: ‘We’re having to do that all by ourselves as Spanish police aren’t doing a adequate job.

‘They do not even converse English. It has been a really sluggish course of right here so we want the British police to return out and assist them.’ 

She informed of eager to ‘deliver him house to his household’, including: ‘That’s all we wish, all that we want.’ 

There has additionally been criticism of the Spanish police by individuals elevating issues on the various Fb teams set as much as assist discover Jay or uncover what occurred.

One poster commented: ‘I actually suppose they need to get British police up there looking – I additionally suppose it is extraordinarily wierd how he has not been discovered but.’

One other requested: ‘I am unsure if I’ve missed this and apologies if I did – however why have the Spanish Police not completed a press name or an replace?

‘Why have they not shared with the press/normal public what they’re doing ?

‘I do know they declined assist from the UK police however to not ask for assist from most people and put out even a minimal replace and many others appears bizarre.’

It was additionally recommended, about donations to a GoFundMe web page set as much as assist rescue efforts: ‘Simply had a thought. That 30k within the financial institution. Ship 250 public individuals to Tenerife and I guess we come again with Jay faster than the Spanish police.’

When requested how she felt that the provide from British cops to assist had been declined, Jay’s mom Debbie Duncan informed MailOnline: ‘I had a screaming and shouting day after I had the assembly with the police.

‘I do know the Spanish police imply properly, however the issue we’re having is the language barrier, we simply aren’t getting informed. I am positive they’re doing their greatest.

‘They informed me they’d used canine and drones after which they mentioned Lancashire police had provided their assets however they turned it down, however I feel that will have actually helped.

‘I’d really feel happier if our individuals have been over serving to. It is simply so tough not realizing the place he’s, the realm and the terrain is tough, however the police have been saying that now there are too many individuals up there and it might intrude with their investigation.

In the meantime, Jay’s distraught father Warren, 58, has fought again tears as he informed of simply wanting ‘my boy again’ as he and Jay’s brother Zak, 24, visited the spot the place his telephone final pinged and hugged one another in emotional scenes.

Choking again tears Warren, carrying a bucket hat, sun shades and black t shirt, mentioned: ‘He is my son. I simply need him again.’  

The go to got here as a bombshell new video of lacking Jay dancing shirtless in a Tenerife nightclub simply hours earlier than he disappeared has emerged.

Warren and Zak have been joined by different household and mates on the place which has been the main target of consideration all week by police.

The pair journeyed to a distant gorge above the village of Masca, 19 miles from the celebration resort of Playa de les Americas at an altitude of 3000ft to the place Jay’s cell phone final pinged on Monday morning. 

They regarded on as mountain rescue groups and civil safety models with high-powered binoculars scanned the cactus strewn ravine in search of clues.

Associates of Jay who had flown in from Britain have been additionally among the many group and so they spent a number of hours on the scene as search groups defined what they have been doing.

Warren and Zak additionally visited the Air BnB the place Jay had gone after the competition with two British males and from the place he despatched two Snapchat messages to his pal Lucy.

Within the new clip of Jay which has emerged, he’s seen dancing shirtless in Papagayo nightclub which is on the finish me of the infamous Veronica’s Strip space of Playa de las Americas.

The after-party is understood to have wrapped up at 5am and an hour later Jay was with two thriller British males at their £40-a-night AirBnB 19 miles away at Masca.

It was right here {that a} lady made the final confirmed sighting of Jay at about 8.15am, saying he was strolling at tempo up the hill and away from Playa de las Americas.

Jay’s mum Debbie, 55, who has flown out to Tenerife from her house at Oswaldtwistle, informed MailOnline there had been a sighting of somebody resembling her son at round 6pm the day he disappeared by the church at Santiago de Teide which is again in the direction of Playa de las Americas.

She mentioned the person had informed police he was ‘with two males sitting on a bench by the church trying slightly worse for put on’ nonetheless in the meanwhile it has not been confirmed this was Jay.

Since he disappeared wild theories have flooded the web and social media which MailOnline shouldn’t be publishing however his mom Debbie fears he could also be ‘being held in opposition to his will’.

Police have mentioned they’re conserving an open thoughts on what has occurred and have used helicopters, drones and sniffer canine as a part of the seek for him.

Debbie has revealed her alternative to not attend with them has brought on her to be on the receiving finish of vile social media trolls who’ve in contrast her to Karen Matthews.

Debbie mentioned: ‘Folks preserve saying on social media why aren’t I up there and calling me the brand new Karen Matthews, I simply can’t face it.

‘I do not wish to go up there in case I see one thing that I do not wish to. I am simply hoping every little thing will end up for the higher. If I went up there I’d simply break down. 

‘The previous couple of days have been terrible. I simply want him again. He’s a good-looking lad from Lancashire and he should not be lacking in Tenerife.’

Karen Matthews, dubbed ‘Britain’s worst mom’ was behind the pretend kidnap of her personal nine-year-old schoolgirl daughter Shannon Matthews which horrified the nation in 2008.

Earlier this weekend a bombshell picture which is the final recognized {photograph} of Jay was uncovered. It’s believed to have been taken at Papagayo nightclub in Playa de las Americas within the early hours of Monday morning. 

It exhibits Jay within the gray sport prime with inexperienced shoulder edging that he was carrying when he went lacking, with Lucy alongside him.

She has been questioned once more at size by Spanish police individually with officers eager to undergo timings as soon as once more along with her though there isn’t any suggestion of something untoward.

It comes as a GoFundMe arrange by Lucy to assist search for Jay has raised £27,000, speedily approaching its £30,000 goal.

Rescue groups have been scouring a 2,000ft-deep ravine within the distant, desert-like Teno Nature Reserve in a bid to seek out Jay on the seventh day of looking.

His involved mom Debbie nonetheless believes he might have been kidnapped.

She has vowed to remain in Tenerife for ‘so long as it takes’ – because it emerges a brand new sighting of her son is being investigated.

Talking to MailOnline, Debbie, 55, mentioned: ‘Somebody has come ahead to say they noticed somebody who they thought was Jay strolling again down the street sat on a bench.

‘He was with two males trying a bit worse for put on, and so they have been by a church, this man has come ahead and informed the police about it and they’re trying into it. We do not know if it was Jay for positive, however it’s a begin.

‘They mentioned it was about 6pm which is ten hours after he was seen by the girl within the village. But when it was him what was he doing there and who’re these two males?

‘All I do know is that I’m going to remain right here for so long as it takes, I am not going house except it is with Jay. I am not going anyplace till they discover him.’

The sighting has not but been formally confirmed.

The pressure is telling on Jay’s mom Debbie, who mentioned: ‘My power ranges are simply zero, I’m going by each emotion, screaming, crying, I’ve simply not slept for days.

‘It is simply so upsetting for all of the household, we simply haven’t any concepts, there are simply so man tales flying round about what might need occurred and I do not wish to know.

‘I am ignoring all of them and I do not wish to say something simply in case he’s being held in opposition to his will.’

It comes after his apprehensive mates mentioned on behalf of his mom that an unknown particular person is utilizing his Instagram as it has been continuously energetic, however it is not Jay.

In addition they declare that Jay’s family and friends have had their accounts hacked and false info shared.

The apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was final heard from on Monday after an try and stroll again to his lodging after lacking a bus.

The admin of the Fb web page referred to as Jay Slater Lacking, Rachel Louise Harg, wrote: ‘Some persons are really this sick within the head, there are individuals hacking my accounts and Jay’s household’s, making it pure lies and pretending we’re all in it.’

She mentioned Debbie is ‘damaged’ and slammed the thriller particular person utilizing the account as ‘merciless’.

The final confirmed sighting of Jay was at 8.15am on Monday when a girl noticed him strolling by the village of Masca, 19 miles from the celebration resort of Playa de las Americas.

However Ophelia Medina Hernandez, the final particular person to see Jay, informed The Instances: ‘Folks do not get misplaced right here.’

She noticed him subsequent to a bus cease, including: ‘He was strolling usually however a bit shortly.’

In the meantime the proprietor of vacation rental, Casa Abuela Tina – the place Mr Slater is known to have stayed with two acquaintances – right now voiced her worries in regards to the teen after recognizing him strolling alone down the hills on Monday.

She mentioned: ‘It is harmful strolling round right here, it is easy to lose your self. He walked up the street after I noticed him for the final time.

‘He was alone. He was strolling usually, although he was quick.’

Ophelia shared that Jay has additionally requested about catching the bus from the realm earlier than making the journey on foot – which was the one route.

She aired her issues in regards to the teenager, however within the top of the media frenzy she said: ‘We aren’t guilty.’

The property, which is listed on-line as a vacation house, is believed to have been rented by two males Jay was with the night time earlier than while attending the NRG competition.

On Friday, search and rescue personnel joined officers from the island’s Guardia Civil close to the village of Masca the place they appeared to deal with a selected space of overgrown terrain.

Some officers used binoculars to survey the panorama earlier than heading in the direction of the underside of the hillside.

On Thursday, a helicopter flew over Rural de Teno park within the south of the Spanish island as search groups adopted varied footpaths within the space.

Footage launched by the Guardia Civil on Thursday confirmed the views from the helicopter because it scoured the hillside.

The video, posted to the pressure’s X account, confirmed officers looking in bushes and overgrown terrain with canine.