A friend who was with Jay Slater before his disappearance in Tenerife has received death threats, according to the teenager's family. Jay, 19, has not been heard from since he called his friend Lucy Mae Law at around 8am on Monday, June 17.
Brandon Hodgson, also 19, was seen with Jay at the NRG festival on the Spanish island two days before Jay went missing. Brandon's mother has said her son is facing a "hate campaign" on social media. She told the Daily Mail: "He's got death threats and all sorts", adding that the family is "not interested" in whether the public want Brandon to share information about Jay.
Jay was last seen near the village of Masca with just 1% battery on his phone, and was seen beginning to walk up a steep mountain road. His father Warren and brother Zak Slater have been hiking through the treacherous mountains daily, returning to the Valley of Barranco de Juan Lopez, close to Masca.
Warren told the Mirror: "We are still out looking. What more can we possibly do? I've said before, I need an army to help me. People don't understand the vastness of it." He believes someone must have spotted his son as he walked up the road, adding: "When we came on Monday we must have passed 200 cars going up those hills." Addressing those spreading conspiracy theories, he said: "Stop, and put your boots on if you want to come out and help. Then write it up."
