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The mother of missing rugby and X Factor star Levi Davis, and Labour Minister Jess Phillips, are calling for a joined-up police review of new evidence on the second anniversary of his unsolved disappearance in Barcelona.
It follows an extensive Byline Times investigation revealing serious failings in the Catalan probe into the case, claims of sextortion involving the content-sharing platform OnlyFans, and the identification of a top TV executive Davis alleged was part of a plot to blackmail him.
“We have felt abandoned by the police and I believe Levi was a victim of crime in the UK and in Spain,” Julie Davis, of Solihull, West Mids, said. “So many things do not add up. I’m determined to fight for the truth.
“They pulled out the stops to find Jay Slater and search and pursue justice for Madeleine McCann. They need to do the same now for Levi.”
Jess Phillips, who represents Birmingham Yardley, is Ms Davis’ MP. Speaking in July, before she was made Minister for Safeguarding – with a remit including sexual violence, gangmasters and prostitution – Phillips told Byline Times: “It’s clear that some lines of inquiry connected to the disappearance of Mr Davis have yet to be properly explored.
“All avenues and enquiries should be exhausted both in the United Kingdom and Catalonia. Too many questions remain for the family and friends of Mr Davis, and I would urge the police in both jurisdictions to work together to act on any new information.”
Davis was 24 when he vanished in Europe’s most baffling missing person’s case of recent years.
The former Bath Rugby winger, who found fame singing with fellow players Thom Evans and Ben Foden in the 2019 ITV1 series X Factor: Celebrity, became a cultural role model in 2020 as Britain’s first openly bisexual rugby professional.
