The mother of missing British teen Jay Slater has issued a statement about her son days after police called off their search.
There has been no trace of the 19-year-old after he was last seen 40km from his accomodation after attending a music festival on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
His disappearance has gripped the UK and millions more around the world, with the intense interest triggering a slew of conspiracies about the teen’s disappearance two weeks ago.
His mother Debbie Duncan has now released a statement through the British overseas missing persons charity LBT Global, speaking of her family’s heartbreak.
“Jay is a normal guy who is in his 3rd year of an apprenticeship, and he is a very popular young man with a large circle of friends,’ she said.
“We are a very close family and are absolutely devastated about his disappearance. Words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing. He is our beautiful boy with his whole life ahead of him and we just want to find him.”
She thanked Spanish police for their efforts during their 12-day search and called conspiracies being spread online about her son “vile”.