Friend of missing Jay Slater says 'they're fobbing me off' in urgent Tenerife plea

Jay Slater's best mate is urging UK police to get involved in the hunt for the missing teenager.

Lucy Mae Law, 18, who is believed to be the last person Jay reached out to before his mobile went dead, spoke to the Mirror saying: "We need British police here. I just want to find my mate.

"He's been missing three days. It's not looking good now. We feel as though it's down to us to find him and that we're doing more than the police. The police here don't speak English and don't even have a translator after three days. I feel like they're fobbing me off. They're still asking me the same questions as when I first reported Jay missing."

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She continued: "The two boys that he was last with have left the country. They need to be questioned by British police." While standing near a ravine where Jay's phone was last detected, Lucy, fresh from completing a college course in Travel and Tourism, said: "A lady said she last saw Jay at 8am walking at pace. She said her brother owns the house."

Lucy's mother Rebecca, 46, a midwife by profession, said: "Jay had almost finished his bricklaying apprenticeship and has been thinking about buying a van. Jay's mum is absolutely devastated.

"She wants him found. His dad was up here searching yesterday (Wednesday). His brother is also here now and is looking after their mum. Debbie went to the police station at Los America's this morning, but they just keep asking her the same questions."

A friend of Jay's revealed: "We've been told the two guys Jay was last with are from Luton. One is known by the nickname Johnny Vegas. We're sure they know something.

"The island police say they have copies of their passports, but we've been told they flew back to Gatwick yesterday. We drove all round the ravine yesterday for 12 hours and we're getting out shouting and screaming Jay's name, but we couldn't find anything."