THE FUMING boss of the missing persons charity aiding Jay Slater's family has slammed cruel trolls who sent fake leads on the teen's whereabouts. They reported seeing the 19-year-old at Sainsbury's, watching a Euros game and on the Eurostar before his body was found on Monday . 10 Jay, pictured with his mum Debbie, was found dead on Monday Credit: Pixel8000 10 His family received numerous fake tips which only delayed the investigation into Jay's disappearance Credit: Ian Whittaker 10 Matthew Searle, CEO of LBT Global, has been working closely with Jay Slater's family 10 Matthew Searle, CEO of LBT Global, said he got hundreds of nasty messages, emails and phone calls with false tips on the apprentice bricklayer after he went missing on June 17.
Vile trolls dared to sent hoax ransom demands to the teen's devastated family claiming to be holding Jay hostage. Others claimed that Jay had been seen in a Sainsbury's in southern England, watching a Euros match at a pub and on a Eurostar train. Cops are now said to be investigating the messages received by Searle and Jay's mum Debbie Duncan under telecommunications laws.
The charity boss said the trolls had slowed legitimate investigations into Jay's disappearance because he needed to "follow up on every single lead". He told The Sunday Times : “We knew for a fact a lot of these were baseless but you have to follow up every single lead. “So I’ve investigated sightings of Jay Slater in a Sainsbury’s in Basingstoke, watching a E.