Jay Slater ‘turned DOWN a lift home’ from ‘new pal’ dubbed Jonny Vegas for tragic reason, ex-Maddie investigator reveals

JAY SLATER rejected the offer of a lift before he wandered into the mountains and disappeared, a former cop has revealed.

Mark Williams-Thomas – who worked on the Madeleine McCann case – explained the tragic reason why Jay embarked on an 11-hour trek back to his hotel.

Jay Slater, 19, vanished three weeks ago in Tenerife. Pictured here with his mum Debbie Duncan Former Met cop Mark Williams-Thomas revealing an update on the investigation on Sunday Convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim...