Private investigator promises to give Jay Slater answers 'in three days'

A private investigator says he can get Jay Slater answers "in three days". Mark Williams-Thomas offered to fly out to Tenerife to help assist police with their investigation, which entered its eighth day on Monday (June 24).

The TV police expert, who has starred in Channel 4 and BBC documentaries, promised to deliver mum Debbie "answers as to what happened" to him, after the 19-year-old was reported missing. He said: "I would quickly be able to do 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 declared.

"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 them answers. It is crucial for the family. It is difficult for them, dealing with foreign police who handle it differently.

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"But I'd need their full cooperation, I'd need to speak to every witness involved; those that he's been with since he's been on the island. Some people will be more persons of interest than others." He added: "It's a week on now - I need to get on the ground and get them answers. It's about finding Jay. I come with credibility, will work with them and Spanish police, and get them the answers they need.

"We need to establish what the involvement is with these two guys [he stayed with], why he went back to the Airbnb and then why just leave? The chances of him wandering off are possible, but is there more to this?" As the hunt for the 19-year-old continued for a seventh day on the Canary island, his mother thanked those who had together donated more than £30,000 to a GoFundMe page, exceeding its target.