Last man to see missing Jay Slater in Tenerife Airbnb was known as 'Whispers' as pal speaks out

A convicted drug-dealer who was one of the last people to see Jay Slater before he went missing in Tenerife was known as 'Whispers' by his criminal associates, it has been revealed.

Ayub Qassim was one of two men who invited the 19-year-old back to an Airbnb rental property close to the remote village of Masca in the early hours of June 17. He said Jay 'arrived at the property alive and left alive' the following morning.

It has now been revealed that Qassim, who Spanish police have deemed of 'no relevance' to their missing person investigation, was known as 'Whispers' by his associates because of 'his soft voice'.

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Rhoda Singh, 59, told the Mirror she was 'shocked' to discover Qassim, 31, was a key witness in the hunt for Jay. Cardiff-born Rhoda appeared in court on drugs charges nine years ago with Qassim, who also uses the nickname 'Johnny Vegas'.

Rhoda said: "I knew him as Whispers but it’s definitely the same person - I should know we were in court together. We’ve lost touch over the last couple of years but Whispers is a quiet, polite and gentle fella, he’s not a murderer or anything like that.

"He wouldn’t hurt a fly. They called him Whispers because of his quiet soft voice."

Qassim was put behind bars in 2015 as the ringleader of a London-based gang dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Cardiff. Rhoda still lives in the two-bedroomed terraced house in Split, Cardiff, which was raided by 30 cops in October 2014.

Qassim was jailed for nine years but heroin addict Rhoda was let off with a suspended sentence for allowing her home to be used by the London-based drugs gang. She said: "The judge took a liking to