Levi Davis heartache as cops REFUSE to launch new appeal on 2nd anniversary of rugby & X Factor star’s disappearance
THE devastated family of Levi Davis is set to suffer fresh heartbreak as Spanish cops refuse to launch a new appeal in the case of the missing star.
The 24-year-old X-Factor star mysteriously vanished without a trace from Barcelona, nearly two years ago on October 29, 2022.
On the eve of the second anniversary of his disappearance, police admitted they have “no new leads.”
Police said they were not planning to use the milestone anniversary date of the Brit’s disappearance to make a public appeal for information because they had “nothing new to offer.”
And court officials confirmed their probe remained suspended and would only be reactivated if new information came to light.
The Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan police force Levi’s disappearance was reported to, said: “Our investigation remains open but we have nothing new we can tell you about.
“There are no plans for a public appeal for information coinciding with the second anniversary of Levi’s disappearance.”
Levi’s disappearance after he was last seen at The Old Irish pub sparked a massive search in Barcelona but to no avail.
The singer was seen walking up Las Ramblas before his trail went cold.
A port search and another in the Llobregat Delta area last May failed to yield any clues.
Cops said four cruise ship staff saw a person in the water, shouting for help in English, wearing a light-coloured T-shirt like Levi was seen in at 6.30am on October 30 — eight hours after he was last spotted on CCTV.
A lifebuoy was thrown to him but a subsequent search by police and the coastguard found nothing.
A well-placed police source added: “No-one is actively working on this case police-wise or in the courts on a day-to-day basis.
Timeline of Levi's disappearance
Levi was having a break in Ibiza when he told his pal Richard Squire he was going to travel to Barcelona to meet some friends.
October 29, 2022: Levi is seen leaving The Old Irish Pub in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, alone with a rucksack on his back.
Later sightings place him at the Hard Rock Cafe.
October 30: At 6.30am – hours after Levi is last seen – cruise ship staff spot someone in the water as the vessel docks.
The person is wearing a light-coloured T-shirt like Levi’s and shouting for help in English.
A lifebuoy is thrown but a coastguard search finds nothing.
November 6: Levi was reported missing a week after he vanished, by his friend Squire.
November 19: Levi’s passport is found in Barcelona’s port area near to a cargo shipment.
February 5, 2023: His chilling video emerges in which he claims he is being blackmailed.
February 28: Three weeks after Levi’s video became public, Spanish police said he may not have gone missing voluntarily.
March 3: Police say they are investigating whether he could have drowned after entering the port area.
May 18: Cops launch a new search for Levi in two different locations
October 27: Officials confirm the court investigation into Levi has been halted.
“That doesn’t mean police won’t look into any new information that comes their way.
“But the last big push was 17 months ago with the port searches.”
Another insider said: “The lead theory is that Levi drowned but proving that now is virtually mission impossible.”
The court investigation into the missing Worthing Raiders winger was halted last October, a year after he vanished.
A spokesman for the investigating magistrate at the city court which had been probing the disappearance said: “There are no updates in this case. It’s still provisionally archived.”
It comes as earlier this year, Levi’s family had hoped a new documentary on his disappearance would shed some light on the mystery.
A family rep has told The Sun that a production company has approached Julie to turn her son’s disappearance into a documentary.
They explained that while Levi’s family is desperate for answers, they want to wait for the right project.
“We are waiting for the opportunity that affords the best chance of finding out what happened,” they said.
Levi was taking a break in Europe after being sidelined from rugby after a knee injury when he vanished.
He was in sunny Ibiza with his close friend Richard Squire when he told him he was going to see some friends in Barcelona – but he disappeared just hours after arriving on the mainland.
The rugby star had taken a boat from Ibiza with just £35 in his pocket and no change of clothes.
Just a few hours before he went missing, Levi had sent a bizarre video from the ferry’s deck to him mum.
“Hi mum… it’s beautiful,” Levi said.
The star’s disappearance sparked multiple theories – from having drowned to having gone missing “voluntarily” amid a £100,000 debt to a Somalian gang.
Levi’s friend Chantelle Small told The Sun his disappearance “makes no sense”, but she still lives in hope that he will be found alive.
She told The Sun: “I kept going online on his Instagram and it kept showing ‘activated yesterday’ or ‘activated today’.
“I suggested to his family to work out who has access to it as well because it gives you false hope.”
As well as the theory that Levi tragically drowned, detectives have kept other lines of enquiry open – previously saying there are “disturbing” elements to the case.
Levi’s mum, Julie, previously said the probe into her son’s disappearance had been “slow”.
Spanish police added to confusion by initially stating that Levi had “not gone missing voluntarily” before telling Julie her son has most likely drowned after wandering down to the port area.
Last year, The Sun tried to retrace the star’s steps in Ibiza where he stayed with friend Richard before travelling to Barcelona by ferry to “meet some mates”.
Levi played Premiership rugby union for Bath between 2017 and 2020, when he joined Ealing Trailfinders. A year later he signed for Worthing Raiders.
He appeared on the X-Factor in 2019 as part of the group Try Star with fellow rugby players Ben Foden and Thom Evans.
Already at the height of his rugby career with Bath, Levi signed a record deal and started playing small concerts and recording music.