The Civil Guard declined to say today whether it was actively investigating whether Jay’s disappearance was linked to an altercation outside a club.
The incident supposedly took place in the southern Tenerife resort of Los Cristianos after a wealthy Eastern European man had his designer watch stolen.
One of Jay’s friends has reportedly told the police the watch theft could be linked to the teenager going missing. The police force has consistently said "nothing has been ruled out" but continues to define Jay's case as a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal probe.
It comes as the search for the 19-year-old from Lancashire is called off. READ MORE: Jay Slater search in Tenerife is CALLED OFF by police as officers give up on finding teenager Police have brought an end to their search near the mountain village of Masca for missing Jay Slater.
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