NEW details of the night Brit teen Jay Slater went missing have been revealed by an ex-cop.

The former detective quizzed one of the people who last saw Jay on exactly what happened in the hours before he vanished on June 17 – laying out the most detailed timeline of events yet. lime

Brit Jay Slater went missing three weeks ago Credit: Ian Whittaker

Jay Slater pictured at the NRG rave before he vanished Credit: Facebook

Ex-cop Mark Williams-Thomas provided an update to social media after speaking to Ayub Qassim Credit: @mwilliamsthomas) on X

Ayub Qassim, 31, has been revealed as Jonny Vegas, it’s claimed

The Airbnb which Jay travelled to with Ayub Qassim

Mark Williams-Thomas – who has worked on documentaries about Madeleine McCann and Jammy Savile – says he interviewed convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim, 31. lime

Ayub – now thought to be the mysterious “Johnny Vegas”, a nickname originally believed to belong to the second man Jay was with on the night he vanished – made claims about why the teen left the Airbnb.

In a video shared on X today, Mark provided a detailed breakdown of Ayub’s claims – and also revealed he fears Jay’s disappearance may be linked to a “criminal network”, without elaborating further. lime

Both Ayub and the unknown second man have been ruled out by Spanish police and deemed “not relevant” to the case.

But Jay’s family are piling on the pressure, and want more from both men who they believe could be key in finding Jay.

Qassim’s version of events seems to align closely with what we already know of the night, but the investigator revealed what happened, in detail, what he claimed happened on that night.

Mark said: “Jay wanted to carry on partying and he said he had nowhere to stay.

“So he said he could come back to his.

He claimed they got back to the Airbnb in Masca – some 11 hours walk from where Jay was supposed to stay – and said he could sleep on the sofa.

Jay was offered a blanket and a towel – and was given a cigarette by Ayub.

Mark says before the teen slept on the sofa he asked for a phone charger.

The ex-cop said: “Jay then asked for a phone charger he (Ayub) said ‘go into my friends room, he’s asleep, take his charger, and you can put your phone on charge’. lime

“There was no charging point by the sofa.”

He went on: “Ayub says he then goes to sleep and then he’s woken by a buzzer.

“Ayub says he comes down the stairs, Jay says to him ‘what’s that annoying noise’ which was the doorbell.

“Ayub says he opens the door and speaks to a woman and a man and they gesture that he needed to move his car.”

When he moves his car, the ex-cop claims: “He looks in the rear view mirror and he sees Jay talking to a woman, he’s got his trainers on, as though he’s about to leave. lime

“Jay then says to Ayub having moved the car, the woman says “I can get a bus every ten minutes” and Ayub says he says to him “mate just chill out I’ll drop you off in town when I wake up properly.”

He apparently declines, saying he was “hungry” need some “scran” and how the woman told him he could get the bus.

William-Thomas continues that Ayub claims he told Jay there was no bus – but the teen left anyway.

Ayub insists he then went back to sleep.

Qassim then says he gets a call from Jay’s friend.

Mark claims: “He then says he gets a call from a friend of Jay’s who says that he’s in a ditch somewhere and he’s been cut by a cactus.

“As part of this investigation, we have sought to identify and speak with as many people that Jay had contact with whilst in Tenerife.

“The result of this digging has opened up an established criminal network, with links to drugs, violent crime, and theft.

“You will appreciate that at this stage I cannot expand any further on what we now know.”

However, at this stage, I’m unable to say if this network has anything to do with Jay’s disappearance – but remain open-minded as we continue to investigate.” lime

He ends the video: “My thoughts at this time remain with Jay’s family and friends.”

Jay’s brother (L) and dad (R) with a volunteer searching in the Spanish hills Credit: Doug Seeburg

Jay Slater with his mum Debbie Duncan Credit: Facebook

Police use a helicopter to scan the mountains above the Masca ravine in June

Jay’s worried dad Warren has been out in Tenerife for weeks
As Mark was making his revelations on his X account, The Sun spoke to Jay’s dad Warren on the ground in Tenerife.

The 58-year-old returned to the mountainous region to continue the hunt for his son, which was officially called off after 12 days last week. lime

Questions continue grow around Jay’s last night before he vanished, Warren said: “Everything stinks.

“It’s just a riddle and I don’t know the outcome.”

Warren went on to say that he believes the two men who last saw Jay could be key to helping finally find him.

He added: “My starting position, I’ve said this from day one, ask the two men who’ve taken him – and then start from there.”

He went on: “We’re going round and round in circles.

“If they want to go and search a house they have to go to court first.”

Jay left after spending the night at the remote cottage in Masca.

He then telephoned friend Lucy Mae Law, 18, to say he was “lost in the middle of nowhere”, with no water and only one per cent left on his phone battery. lime

His family are now leading fresh attempts to find him within the rugged terrain high up in the mountains overlooking the party island.

Warren added: “I was quite disappointed last Saturday when they did the search, they said the whole island was going to turn out.

“Let all the big boys do it, the police told me the big, big search was Saturday.

“We got down in that valley at 2pm and there wasn’t a soul.

“They might have been there I don’t know, they might have been there before me.

“But I was quite disappointed because I expected every fire engine, ambulance…to be looking for him.

“You need Columbo.”

Other mysteries around the case focus Jay allegedly admitting he stole a “Rolex watch” worth £12,000 on the night he disappeared.

But the case has also sprung up countless conspiracy theories and become an obsession for online sleuths.

Hundreds of thousands of Facebook detectives has signed up to various chat groups as they pour over detail.

Cops used sniffer dogs, drones, a helicopter, dozens of volunteers and mountain rescue experts but to no avail .

They officially called off the search last Sunday.

And Jay’s uncle Glen Duncan yesterday angrily hit out at the police investigation, saying he wished he could “burst into the police station” and saying he fears a “third party” could have been involved.

He told The Sun yesterdaythat he doesn’t believe police are taking the search seriously and labelled it a “massive let down”.