Jay Slater detective says Spanish police overlooked bombshell audio proof that would make clear British 19-year-olds final days in Tenerife

An ex-detective who helped Jay Slater’s circle of relatives when the 19-year-old went lacking in Tenerife has claimed that the Spanish police overlooked a key piece of proof.

Mark Williams-Thomas has accused Spanish government of failing to analyze an audio recording he presented to proportion which could have make clear the British teen’s disappearance.

In a surprising six-minute lengthy video posted on X/Twitter on Friday, Mr Williams-Thomas published the alleged difficulties he confronted when coping with the police in Tenerife.

‘I despatched the ideas I had in an electronic mail to Spanish government.’ the ex-detective mentioned.

‘I informed them I wasn’t ready to proportion the audio recording at this level as a result of I wished to provide an explanation for to them how I had acquired it and likewise I used to be very mindful that it used to be extremely delicate and I did not need it simply being shared throughout.

‘They’ve by no means come again to me,’ he added.

Suggesting a explanation why Spanish law enforcement officials allegedly didn’t paintings with him, Mr Williams-Thomas mentioned that government in some nations. comparable to ‘Spain and France and Portugal’, ‘truly do not like operating with the general public to get knowledge, they suspect they all the time know the solutions’.

‘British police are very other,’ he added. ‘Very just right courting with British police forces once I do investigations on instances right here. More steadily than now not, they paintings with me.’

Mark Williams-Thomas (pictured) has accused Spanish government of failing to analyze an audio recording he presented to proportion

The caption of his revelatory publish on X reads: ‘Certain instances draw in massive media consideration and the panorama is so other now with social media and the web. 

‘What is all the time key for me is the tip recreation, “JUSTICE” (which takes many paperwork), which is why I all the time paintings with the government.

‘However some government and nations are open to receiving knowledge higher than others.’

His bombshell claims come as an inquest into Mr Slater’s loss of life used to be introduced at Preston Crown Court this month.

The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared in Tenerife final summer season sparking a significant manhunt ahead of he used to be discovered lifeless a couple of month later.

But the inquest used to be halted on Wednesday after Mr Slater’s mom, Debbie Duncan, 55, made an emotional plea to judges after the 2 key witnesses failed to wait and have been not able to be contacted.

Lancashire Police have now admitted they’re not able to deliver again witnesses – a few of whom have left the rustic. 

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police informed MailOnline: ‘First and most important, our ideas stay with Jay’s friends and family at this distressing time. 

A police officer overlooks Masca in Tenerife right through the seek for Jay Slater on June 21, 2024

‘We supported HM Coroner through making intensive efforts to touch quite a lot of witnesses forward of the inquest, each in Lancashire and extra broadly. However we perceive a few of these people is also out of the country and had already left the rustic when those efforts have been made.’

They added: ‘We haven’t any jurisdiction in such instances to compel anyone to wait. 

‘We will proceed to fortify the coroner forward of the resumption of the inquest. Once once more, our ideas are with Jay’s family members.’

Mr Slater used to be on vacation at the island and have been to the NRG tune competition with pals on the Papagayo nightclub in Playa de las Americas on June 16 final yr.

Early the following day, Mr Slater is believed to have long gone to an Airbnb with other folks he had met whilst on vacation, then vanished and used to be reported lacking on June 18.

His frame used to be present in a steep and inaccessible space through a mountain rescue workforce from the Spanish Civil Guard close to the village of Masca on July 15, 2024 – and an inquest at Preston Coroner’s Court heard he used to be discovered to have had medicine in his machine.

The listening to used to be informed intensive efforts together with summonses have been issued for a number of witnesses who have been in touch with Mr Slater ahead of he disappeared.

But the inquest used to be adjourned after {the teenager}’s mom pleaded for it to be halted till they may to find the lacking witnesses.

Jay Slater’s mom Debbie Duncan arrives at Preston Coroner’s Court in Lancashire 

Members of Jay Slater’s circle of relatives together with his mom Debbie Duncan (entrance proper) arrive at Preston Coroner’s Court in Lancashire for the inquest into the loss of life of the 19-year-old 

Jay Slater’s father Warren Slater (proper) and brother Zak (left) at Preston Coroner’s Court 

The Airbnb space in Masca, Tenerife, the place Jay Slater used to be staying ahead of his disappearance

They come with the 2 British males who rented the AirBnb – convicted drug broker Ayub Qassim, 31, Steven Roccas, up to now referred to as ‘Rocky’, Lucy Law, who’s reportedly in Tenerife, Brandon Hodges and Bradley Geoghegan, who additionally makes use of the surname Hargreaves.

On Wednesday, Ms Duncan informed Lancashire senior coroner Dr James Adeley: ‘How are we able to ever get any figuring out? We know he died, he had an twist of fate.’

Sobbing, she added: ‘There’s issues that we wish to query. We need those other folks to be sat in entrance people. Something went unsuitable that day, he did not come again. There’s questions we wish to ask – please.’

The coroner agreed to pause court cases so she may just compose herself. He later adjourned it altogether so his body of workers may just make additional efforts to seek out Mr Qassim and Mr Roccas, however warned the circle of relatives he used to be ‘now not assured of good fortune’.

Dr Adeley informed Mr Slater’s circle of relatives: ‘You’ve heard of our difficulties to find Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas. However in view of your misery we will be able to take the time to seek out them.’

The coroner mentioned the ones of Mr Slater’s pals who’re these days out of the country would even be supplied with new summonses to wait the resumed listening to.

He requested the circle of relatives to cross his place of job any touch main points which that they had for them – and the listening to would reconvene at a date to be fastened.

Earlier, the inquest used to be informed Mr Slater had lines of cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine in his frame when he used to be discovered lifeless – and have been ‘off his head on medicine’.

Mr Slater went to an AirBnB cottage with drug broker Ayub Qassim (pictured) and every other guy 

Jay Slater pictured with good friend Brad Hargreaves (left), with whom he used to be on vacation in Tenerife

Lucy Law (above) is amongst those that may just now not be traced to present proof, a coroner published 

The listening to used to be additionally informed that his pals had failed to wait to present their accounts.

Lucy Law – who won a choice from the Mr Slater announcing he used to be misplaced, had one in step with cent price on his telephone and wanted water – is amongst those that may just now not be traced to present proof, the coroner published.

As court cases started, Dr Adeley mentioned police had failed in makes an attempt to touch Ms Law and a number of other of Mr Slater’s different British pals.

‘We can not to find them, they’ve stopped responding to telephone calls,’ he mentioned whilst Mr Slater’s folks Ms Duncan and father Warren Slater, 58, listened in silence.

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