TENERIFE cops ruled out the two British males Jay Slater went to an Airbnb with hours earlier than vanishing too early, an ex-detective says.

Peter Bleksley mentioned Spanish police have “rather embarrassingly” needed to rewind some components of the probe.

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It means very important clues and probabilities might have been missed within the 17 days since Jay disappeared.

After going to a rave all evening in Playa de las Americas, Jay travelled in a rent automotive to a distant Airbnb an hour away in Masca on the island’s northwest with two males.

They arrived on the vacation let, Casa Abuela Tina, within the early hours earlier than Jay left within the morning.

Ayub Qassim, who rented the Airbnb for £40-a-night, and his unnamed good friend spoke to police after Jay disappeared earlier than flying again to the UK the next day.

Qassim, who was jailed 9 years in the past for masterminding an operation to flood Wales with Class A medication, claimed he took Jay again to the Airbnb as “his friends had all left him”.

They have since been deemed “not relevant” to the case by detectives.

But ex-murder squad cop Bleksley believes police have been too fast to dismiss the two males.

He instructed The Sun: “In the very early stages of the investigation the Guardia Civil almost dismissively said yes, we’ve spoken to the two men in the vehicle, and they are ‘not relevant’.

“Well, if I’d been on this investigation I might have needed all choices to be explored to not rule something out in any way.

“And to be able to say a sweeping statement like that so early on is very surprising.”

Bleksley mentioned it was particularly astounding given two plain garments law enforcement officials have been seen coming out of the Airbnb simply days in the past.

He has questioned the effectivity of the probe as they seem like going again over all floor – that means very important clues might have been missed.

Bleksley added: “So were these officers going back to the apartment over two weeks after Jay had gone missing to do some kind of forensic examination.

“If they have been, that raises some very severe questions in regards to the effectivity in regards to the the thoroughness and in regards to the competence of this complete investigation.”

Jay’s family were left “blindsided” when police abruptly called off the search on Sunday.

They insisted any new tip-offs and information would be investigated but halted the on the ground hunt.

Much of the almost two-week search was focussed on the mountainous terrain around Masca where Jay was last known to be.

Bleksley said: “I feel the investigation has reasonably embarrassingly needed to rewind itself to a sure diploma by sending officers again to the Airbnb.

“And there are still questions that are being raised that have not been answered in any way.

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“I feel as a result of the Guardia Civil so clearly put all their eggs within the one basket, in different phrases looking out that mountainous terrain, that maybe now they’re having to rewind.”

Bleksley said Tenerife cops may be reluctant to properly investigate the case as they fear it may hinder tourism.

He said: “This island is so closely dependent upon tourism, is there reluctance on behalf of the police to truly delve as deep as they need to into the murky world the place we all know there are medication.

“We know that Tenerife, other Spanish islands and the Costas in southern Spain are heavily populated by criminals, organised criminals from the Russian mafia to local criminals, to British gangsters and more.

“Do they not need an correct image painted of what this space is like.

“And is that in part a reason why there may be some reluctance to delve as deep as I feel they should?”.

It comes as Jay’s household mentioned they felt “kept in the dark” by Spanish cops.

Jay’s dad Warren additionally questioned why his teen son ended up at a distant Airbnb with “two grown men”.

Warren, 58, instructed The Sun: “My only question is, and this is where you start the investigation from, why did two grown men take a young boy to a valley to a bed and breakfast? I can’t understand that.

“Why? Why? You must ask them why after which begin from there.”

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Warren’s questions come after a TV investigator serving to the household claimed Jay left the Airbnb feeling “scared”.

Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas claims the lad didn’t wish to return to the vacation let regardless of needing water and having little telephone battery.

He instructed mates he “couldn’t do that” and that he was already half-hour stroll away.

Mark additionally claimed Jay admitted swiping the an expensive Rolex in a Snapchat to buddies whereas in a automotive on his technique to the Airbnb

Despite the search being referred to as off, Jay’s household have vowed to maintain in search of him.

Bleksley added: “Of course the heartbreak goes on for the parents and the family and friends.”

He mentioned if detectives within the UK have been main the probe, they’d have doubtless shared extra data with the household.

Ex-cop Bleksley added: “And I think we would have seen greater communication between the investigation and the public through press conferences to which the media would be invited.

“So there could be a daily movement of data as, and when the senior investigating officer deemed it applicable, all of this appears to be missing significantly right here.

“I really have an awful lot of sympathy for Jay’s parents, his brother, and others who loved him because they are reluctant to criticise the Spanish police.

“They wish to hold them on board understandably. So it could be that they harbour considerations that they are not going to go public with.”

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