Raoul Moat cop slams Jay Slater ‘armchair detectives’ as ‘the worst factor to do’
The ex-top cop involved in the hunt for crazed killer Raoul Moat has slammed “armchair detectives” for hampering the investigation into the disappearance of missing Brit Jay Slater.
Former Northumbria Police chief constable Sue Sim took to Sky News to hit out at the myriad of Facebook groups and social media posts in various places set up purely to either “help” find the 19-year-old or to make fun of it.
Slater, from Lancashire was reported missing a week ago (June 17) after he called his friend Lucy, telling her he was lost in a rural area of the island with only 1% battery left on his phone.
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His last known location was half a mile north of Masca village. Despite ongoing efforts by emergency workers, including the Civil Guard, mountain rescue team and fire crews, the challenging terrain of the Rural de Teno park is proving difficult to search.
The search is now in its ninth day, with cops in Spain seemingly no closer to finding him. And when asked about what message she would give to the swarms of speculators online, Sue Sim told Niall Paterson: “Please do not spend time putting things onto social media. Please do not try and hamper this investigation in any way.
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“If you have genuine intelligence or evidence as to where Jay might be phone your local police. They will be able to get in touch with the Guardia Civil, and they will pass any intelligence onto that organisation. The worst thing people can do, sitting at home in their armchairs, is to speculate about what might have happened.
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“There has been no suggestion of crime having been happened in this instance at this time.”
However, despite the plea, it was reported yesterday by The Telegraph that a source close to Spain’s Guardia Civil that conspiracy theories are being actively investigated. They said: “Yes, of course it (conspiracy theories) is being investigated. From the beginning they have been considering all possibilities.”
The search continues.
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