The mother of missing X Factor star Levi Davis has said she is ‘running out of what to believe’ and has accused Spanish police of being ‘sluggish’.
Levi, a talented rugby player and former X Factor contestant, was last seen alive at the Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona on October 29 last year.
His mother Julie Davis, who believes her son was being blackmailed and his life was in danger, visited the city for a week last Sunday to follow in her son’s footsteps.
The following day, Spanish police confirmed their belief that Levi probably drowned in the town’s harbor the morning after he was last seen.
The singer’s passport was found nearby in November.
Levi Davis, a talented rugby player and former X Factor contestant, was last seen alive at the Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona on October 29 last year
Levi’s mother Julie Davis (pictured), who believes her son was being blackmailed and his life was in danger, visited town for a week last Saturday to follow in her son’s footsteps
Police informed Julie that four cruise ship employees saw a person lying in the water, screaming for help in English and wearing a pale T-shirt – as Levi had been – eight hours after he was last seen on CCTV .
A life preserver was thrown at the person, but a later search by the Coast Guard and police found no trace of the missing man.
Julie first told about the discovery The sun: ‘Why is this information about the cruise ship staff not coming until months later?
‘I know the Spanish police can be slow, but I can’t make sense of it.
“It’s disheartening when you ask police questions and get very little feedback.”
The mother added, “It’s been a total emotional rollercoaster.”
Julie claimed there is no way of knowing what happened to her son until a body is discovered.
Levi, who would have celebrated his 25th birthday last month, went on the X Factor in 2019 as part of the group Try Star with rugby players Thom Evans and Ben Foden.
The singer signed a record deal and began to record music.
A year later, Levi appeared on E4’s Celebs Go Dating and became the first rugby union player to come out as bisexual.
Police informed Julie that four cruise ship employees saw a person in the water, calling for help in English and wearing a pale T-shirt – as Levi had been – eight hours after he was last seen on CCTV
Levi later posted a strange video before disappearing claiming he was a target after being pictured in “compromising positions,” according to The Sun.
People wondered why he would choose to post pictures of himself on the adult site OnlyFans the day before his trip to Barcelona.
Spanish police said in February this year that Levi “did not disappear voluntarily” and told Julie that her son had probably drowned after entering the port area.
The mother last saw her son in October last year before he went to visit his friend, Richard Squire, in Ibiza.
When Levi was in Ibiza at the end of October, he told Richard he wanted to meet friends in Barcelona and took the ferry.
Entering, he headed for The Old Irish Pub, where the latest CCTV footage showed him leaving alone with a rucksack.
Spanish police claimed there were subsequent sightings of Levi at the Hard Rock Cafe, a 12-minute walk from the pub.
Julie said, “I started to worry and after four days I just had a horrible feeling.”
The mother contacted West Midlands Police and the British Embassy, and Levi’s friend Richard reported her missing to the Barcelona police.
In February, an Instagram story appeared on the star’s page, four days before he disappeared, with disturbing claims.
The video – saved by a friend – opened with, “My name is Levi Davis and my life is in danger.”
He Levi spoke for 15 minutes about being blackmailed by unknown people who had taken pictures of him in “compromising positions.”