The identity of a mystery man known as ‘Jonny Vegas’ in the case of missing teenager Jay Slater has finally been revealed – three weeks after the 19-year-old vanished
A mystery man known previously as ‘Jonny Vegas’ who is reportedly involved in the case of missing teenager Jay Slater has had his identity finally revealed.
The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, left a rave in Tenerife by car with two British men and stayed the night at an Airbnb in the middle of a rural village before vanishing. The trip was Jay’s first ever time travelling abroad.
He was last heard from on the morning of Monday, June 17 as he attempted to make his way back to the touristy town of Los Christianos, where he had been staying with friends Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves. But despite a huge two-week-long search operation, Jay has not been seen since.
Earlier this week, the case took a dark turn with the revelation that one of the last individuals to see Jay was found to be a convicted drug dealer.
It can now be revealed that Ayub Qassim, 31, who was imprisoned nine years ago for orchestrating a scheme to inundate Wales with Class A drugs, is the mystery ‘Jonny Vegas’ who drove the missing teen to the deserted holiday rental.
Qassim had rented the Airbnb, Casa Abuela Tina, situated near the secluded village of Masca for a modest £40 per night, using the name Ayub Abdul. On June 17, Jay reportedly stayed at the cottage with two men but after 5am he vanished without a trace.
It is believed that Qassim invited Jay to the holiday home following a rave in southern Tenerife, only for Jay to go missing the subsequent day. Qassim, alongside an unnamed companion, has been in contact with Spanish authorities and even prolonged his stay by a day to aid in the investigation into Jay’s disappearance.
He previously spoke to MailOnline, confirming that Jay had “left the house alive.” Qassim said: “The only comment I have to make is that Jay came to the house alive, and he left the house alive.” He also said he gave Jay a “blanket to sleep in” and insisted there was no altercation between them.
A Snapchat photo sent by Jay to his friends at 7.30 am on the morning he disappeared shows him with a cigarette, draped in a red blanket. Qassim added: “I let the geezer stay at mine because he had nowhere else to go, his friends had all left him. I know Jay, through friends, I’m not going to bring someone back to mine if I don’t know them.”
A GoFundMe page set up to help find the missing teenager has now surpassed £50,000 in donations from over 4,000 members of the public.
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