Leading British detective Mark Williams-Thomas has hit the ground running on how he plans to find missing teen Jay Slater.
Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, enjoyed a three-day music festival with his friends Lucy and Brad in Tenerife, before leaving by car with two British men he befriended on a night out. The 19-year-old returned with the men to their Airbnb in a rural area just outside Masca village and vanished the following morning on Monday, June 17.
Jay was last heard from by his friend Lucy Mae Law, who claims he called her on the morning he went missing and said he was disoriented, needed water, and that his phone was only one per cent charged. Jay's mum, Debbie Duncan, flew to Tenerife soon after her son was reported missing and told reporters she was "beside herself with worry" and that she was convinced Jay had been kidnapped.
Jay has been missing in Tenerife since Monday, June 17 (Instagram)Now, Mr Williams-Thomas, an experienced investigator who worked on the disappearance of Nicola Bully and found former TV host Jimmy Savile to be a prolific paedophile, says he is working closely with Jay's family in Tenerife to build a detailed timeline of the teenager's last steps.
The former cop was yesterday seen carrying out inquiries at the holiday rental where Jay, an apprentice bricklayer, was last seen last Monday. Approached outside the property, Mr Williams-Thomas told the Mirror: "I don't want to talk in detail at the moment, but I've spent time with the family and my focus now is to build a clear timeline of the last 24 hours before Jay disappeared.
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Detective Mark Williams-Thomas is in Tenerife to get answers on the missing teen (Stan Kujawa)"My focus is very much to ensure that I'm here to support the family and work with the Spanish authorities to get answers. I would quickly be able to establish whether or not there are suspicious circumstances - but I'd need total access to everything and to speak to all the witnesses involved," he said.
Mr Williams-Thomas previously said he would get answers on Jay Slater "in three days" as he offered to join Spanish police in Tenerife urgently. He said: "Having feet on the ground and looking at the scenario and circumstances, I know I will get to the bottom of this in three days. If the family work with me, I will get the answers. It is crucial for the family. It is difficult for them, dealing with foreign police who handle it differently."
A spokesman for the police in Tenerife said: “The Civil Guard is continuing with the search operation for the young British man. Several dog trainers and their expert dogs who have transferred from Madrid have joined the search. These dogs are specifically trained in searching for people over large swathes of land.”
Police and fire officers are also continuing to comb three separate ravines – including one where it is believed Jay’s phone last “pinged” shortly after he disappeared on Monday, June 17.
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