JAY Slater’s mum insists claims her son stole a watch hours before he vanished in Tenerife are nothing more than callous rumours. Debbie Duncan also rubbished vile claims Jay, 19, fell foul of a drug cartel on the island. 6 Jay, left, seen in a nightclub hours before he vanished Credit: Ian Whittaker 6 A missing person poster for Jay in Santiago del Teide, a town in the foothills of the mountains Credit: Ian Whittaker 6 Debbie, pictured speaking to The Sun with son Zak, said claims were nothing more than rumours Credit: Louis Wood 6 Jay disappeared in Tenerife on June 17 while on holiday Credit: PH BUILDING GROUP/UNPIXS After Jay disappeared on June 17 - and even since his body was found 29 days later on July 15 - trolls have relentlessly targeted his grieving family.
Their suffering has also been made worse by sick ghouls who have peddled vicious claims on social media. Brave Debbie told The Sun in an exclusive interview how the trolling started as soon as she arrived in Tenerife after Jay, 19, went missing on June 17. Among the wild accusations were that Jay had stolen a £12,000 watch from a gangster during his fateful night out.
Read more on Jay Slater REMEMBERING JAY Jay’s grieving family reveal full heartwrenching obituary ahead of funeral JAY'S HOME Jay Slater's body flown back to UK with family 2 months after he disappeared Cranks peddled false theories including that Jay had fallen foul of a drugs cartel and had taken a yacht to Morocco. But Debbie, 56, told The .