Jay Slater’s father’s heartbreaking six-word plea as he visits Tenerife

The father of missing teenager Jay Slater visited the search site last night with tears in his eyes, making an emotional plea: “I just want the boy back”. Jay’s father Warren Slater, 58, was comforted by his other son Zak at the scene in Masca, not far from where the young apprentice bricklayer went missing after 8am on Monday.

As Jay’s search mission reached its sixth day, Warren and Zak demonstrated a united stand with nine of Jay’s friends in these heartbreaking circumstances. In a show of determination, it was the first time Jay’s family braved the search area, with Warren and Zak, 24, leaning on each other for support as were inspecting ongoing efforts.

The family’s emotions were palpable as they walked around the holiday rental where Jay was last seen, with both men clearly fighting back tears.

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While Jay’s mum Debbie, 55, who is separated from Warren, found herself unable to face the disturbing sight, saying: ‘I’m exhausted. I’m still full of hope. I don’t feel negative yet. I know there are five. days.”

“It’s not just that they said no. I don’t know how it was today because I was advised to stay away because I would just break myself. My boy could be out there somewhere. We are just an ordinary boy from a small town in Lancashire.

“I’ve been in touch with him while he’s in Tenerife. He was just on holiday, saved up and looking forward. I haven’t slept in five days. My brain isn’t working well and I’m tired and exhausted.”

Debbie also hit out at online trolls and conspiracy theorists targeting her and her family. She said: “People keep asking on social media ‘why aren’t they up there?’ and my name is the new Karen Matthews. I just can’t handle it.”

Speaking from the hotel where the family is staying, Debbie added that she had heard nothing from the police on Saturday. Debbie, 55, also revealed that a person now says they saw her son walking down a road with two other men last Monday night. It was that morning when he was last seen wondering about getting a bus back to southern Tenerife where he was staying with friends.

“Someone came in to say they saw someone they thought was Jay walking back down the road sitting on a bench,” she said. “He was with two men who were looking a little worse for wear and they were near a church, this guy came forward and told the police about it and they are looking into it. We don’t know for sure if it was Jay, but it’s a start.”

“They said it was around 6 p.m., that is, ten hours after he was seen by the village lady. But if it was him what was he doing there and who are these two men?”.