My name is Julie Davis, and I am the mother of Levi Davis — my beautiful, kind, talented son who disappeared in Barcelona on October 29, 2022.

Last week should have been Levi’s 27th birthday. But instead of celebrating with cake and candles, I spent the day like I have spent the previous 865 — praying for answers and trying to keep myself busy.

Because I still don’t know what happened to my son.

I FEAR MY SON WAS MURDERED - WHY DON'T THE POLICE CARE?

Levi was a talented rugby player, a gifted singer, and a brave young man who made history as the first professional male rugby player to announce he was bisexual. But just four days before he vanished, he posted a disturbing video online, saying he was being blackmailed by a criminal gang linked to the entertainment industry. He said his life was in danger.

Then he was gone.

Spanish police quickly dismissed his case, saying he had likely drowned near Barcelona’s port. But no body has ever been found. Too many questions remain unanswered. Too many things don’t add up.

Two independent investigative journalists - Dan Evans and Tom Latchem - have spent the last 18 months uncovering disturbing new evidence that Levi may have been blackmailed, trafficked, or even murdered. But despite this, the Spanish authorities have told me that if I want to ask any further questions around what Tom and Dan have uncovered, I must do so through a lawyer - which I simply cannot afford.

WHY DOESN’T MY SON MATTER?

Other families in my situation have had support. When Madeleine McCann, Jay Slater, and Ben Needham went missing, police, governments, and the media rallied around their families. They deserved that. But my son deserves it too.

I believe Levi has been treated differently because he was Black and bisexual. Statistics show that police record worse outcomes for missing Black people, whose cases also get less media coverage. That’s exactly what has happened to Levi.

His family and friends have felt ignored, dismissed, and abandoned. But I cannot give up on my boy. I need to keep fighting for him.

I NEED YOUR HELP

I am  a working-class mum from Birmingham. I don’t have money for lawyers, or any powerful connections. I work hard as a PA to provide for my family. But I cannot afford the legal costs to challenge the police and fight for justice for Levi.

That’s why I am asking for your help.

I need to initially raise £5,000 to hire a lawyer in Spain to demand answers from the police and court about big holes in their investigation. Every single penny will go towards finding out the truth about what happened to my son.

PLEASE, IF YOU CAN HELP - EVEN A LITTLE - I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL

I know times are hard for everyone. But if you can spare anything at all, please donate and help me finally get the answers my son deserves.

Please help me fight for Levi.