Jake McLean’s mom arrives in Turkey to satisfy police who need to ask about his ‘way of thinking’

The devastated mom of Jake McLean has arrived in Turkey to satisfy police dealing with the investigation into the automobile crash that killed her son and left his girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou significantly injured.

Anita Walsh will communicate with senior officers at Yalikavak police station, who’re trying into the circumstances of the crash within the early hours of Sunday morning.

It has been claimed that Jake and Yazmin had a blazing row at a nightclub in Turkey shortly earlier than the automobile crash. 

The couple had been travelling alongside a windy, mountainous street that runs from the seaside resort of Yalikavak to Bodrum.

A police official on the station instructed MailOnline: ‘As per Turkish authorized procedures, we’ll meet with Jake’s mom and take a press release from her. We’ve got had a quick dialog together with her and as you possibly can think about, she’s devastated.

‘We want some particulars from her about Jake and his way of thinking within the days main as much as the crash. We don’t need to add to her anguish and perceive the tough time she goes via.’

Yazmin’s mom Lisa can be in Bodrum the place she has been consoling her daughter on the hospital the place she is being handled.

Turkish police will certainly have an interest within the declare that the on-off couple had been ‘locked in a livid argument’ in entrance of revellers inside a membership within the vacation resort metropolis of Bodrum round 3am Sunday.

Regardless of the row, Jake and Yazmin, 28, left the membership collectively and bought right into a automobile which he crashed at a infamous accident blackspot a short while later.

Jake, 33, was pronounced useless on the scene whereas Yazmin ‘significantly injured’ one in all her arms and was taken to hospital. She had an operation, and is now recovering.

Police are investigating the reason for the crash, and are engaged on the speculation that Jake careened off the street by chance – inflicting the automobile to tumble down a steep embankment earlier than coming to relaxation on its roof.

Nevertheless, they are going to take a look at his blood for alcohol as a part of a routine post-mortem and plan to interview Yazmin in hospital to get her account of the crash. 

Talking to The Sun, a supply stated: ‘Jake and Yazmin had been locked in a livid argument within the membership in entrance of everybody. 

‘Issues bought extraordinarily heated rapidly however they ended up leaving the venue collectively. They bought into their automobile straight from the venue – it’s all so tragic.’

The route the place the tragedy occurred spans 10 miles between the town of Bodrum and city of Yalikavak, which is on the opposite aspect of the Bodrum Peninsula on the Aegean coast, in southern Turkey.

The primary leg of the route runs straight and flat out of Bodrum alongside a four-lane freeway, however then cuts again into the hills at which level it turns into narrower and takes quite a few tight turns.

Locals instructed MailOnline that accidents alongside the second a part of the route are widespread, particularly amongst holidaymakers who largely use it at night time to shuttle between the golf equipment, bars and eating places in each Bodrum and Yalikavak.

Photos of the scene present a decent bend with small reflective indicators warning of a pointy bend within the street, however which may very well be tough to see at night time.

Tyre tracks seem in gravel beside the street, resulting in the spot the place Jake’s automobile is assumed to have left the tarmac, demolished one of many warning indicators, after which plunged down an embankment. 

Harm within the undergrowth suggests the automobile fell 10ft earlier than stopping. 

Hussain, who works within the Yeri restaurant stated: ‘Automobile accidents occur alongside this street on a regular basis. I didn’t see this specific crash however I’ve heard that it was a nasty one. All of the locals learn about it.

‘There are indicators warning of harmful bends however a number of the time it’s darkish, individuals are driving sooner than regular, and accidents occur.’

Mehmet, who works on the Ofisi petrol station on the foot of the Bodrum-Yalikavak street stated: ‘There are a number of bends on this street and it may be very harmful. 

‘We get a number of vacationers right here who rent their very own vehicles and sadly, a number of accidents occur through the summer season months.’

Yazmin – who rose to fame showing actuality TV present TOWIE – started relationship Jake in Might final yr earlier than revealing their relationship on Instagram in December.

She hinted their relationship was unstable on the time, saying that they had already shared some ‘ups and downs’ however ‘wouldn’t have it some other method’. 

Nevertheless, the couple break up only a month later after Jake was seen ‘performing single’ whereas on vacation in Dubai and amid suspicion he was hooking up with ex Ellie Jones, who appeared on Love Island.

The couple had been nonetheless considered damaged up on the time of the crash in Turkey, and it’s unclear precisely why they had been there collectively.

Sources near the pair have urged they had been in Bodrum to signal some type of enterprise deal collectively, although no additional particulars have been revealed.

Yazmin’s mom is now considered at her bedside in Turkey as she recovers. 

Jake turned a public determine through his relationship with TOWIE common Lauren Goodger, who he dated between 2012 and 2016 as she appeared on the present together with Dancing on Ice and Movie star Massive Brother. 

Lauren broke her silence on the crash yesterday, posting a tribute to her ex on Instagram.

The 35-year-old, who’s presently pregnant together with her second little one by associate Charles Drury, wrote:  ‘RIP Jake. I’ve no phrases proper now. My ideas are with your loved ones and pals.’ 

Jake’s aunt, Sheila McLean, tearfully paid tribute to her nephew from her residence in east London at present – telling MailOnline: ‘Jake was a stunning boy… We’re all so upset.’ 

Images of the scene of the crash have additionally emerged, exhibiting a dark-coloured automobile on its roof in tall grass with paramedics and police working close by.

The entrance and rear doorways of the automobile are open and one in all its entrance headlights is on, with the left-turn indicator flashing.

Buddies near Lauren instructed MailOnline the pregnant mother-of-one has been left ‘devastated’ by Jake’s premature passing. 

Talking to The Solar one other supply added: ‘Apparently Jake was driving when he misplaced management of the automobile and it went off a cliff.’

The Sun reported that Jake was in Turkey for a enterprise deal, and Yazmin had joined him within the vacationer resort of Bodrum in current days. 

Sources have instructed the publication that Yazmin has suffered ‘extraordinarily severe’ injury to her arm within the crash. 

A present supply stated: ‘We’re crossing our fingers and praying she makes a full restoration rapidly. It’s past surprising, simply devastating for everybody linked to the present.

‘Jake and Yaz are each very well-known in our circles, and whereas he wasn’t a saint that is simply unbelievably tragic. Everyone seems to be shocked.’

One other solid member stated: ‘No person is sort of certain what they had been doing on the market, we thought they’d break up up, however apparently he was concerned in some form of enterprise deal.

‘However no matter’s gone on that is simply heart-breaking. It sounds very, very severe, maybe life-changing.’

Jake was jailed for three-and-a-half years in 2008 after conning his method right into a mom’s home and overpowering her earlier than a masked gang ran in and raided the household residence. 

He reportedly tricked his method into the property pretending to be an property agent.

Jake, who was 18 on the time, was a part of a gang of six. The opposite 5 members bumped into the house carrying imitation pistols and threatened to kill their victims in the event that they screamed for assist.

It’s believed he solely served half of his sentence and had been in jail for different convictions since. In 2018 he shared Instagram posts exhibiting himself carrying a leg tag.

In 2013, Lauren, who met her former lover through Twitter, admitted she was conscious of Jake’s felony convictions however was keen to supervise his wrongdoings.

She stated: ‘Jake instructed me about his previous. I may see how a lot he regretted his actions. I attempt to take folks as I discover them.’

Yazmin and Jake have been relationship on and off since Might 2021, after the TOWIE star referred to as quits on her long-term relationship with co-star James Lock, 35.

Yazmin moved to Dubai final yr to be with Jake after quitting TOWIE.

However the actuality favorite ended her romance with Jake in January after discovering he had been untrue with former Love Island contestant Ellie.

Sources near Yazmin say her relationship with Jake was ‘fairly poisonous at instances.’ It’s unknown when or how the pair reconciled.

This yr, Yazmin was set to make her return to TOWIE after filming with the solid within the Dominican Republic.

She had shared images alongside co-star Harry Derbidge, 28, from the Caribbean in June.

In keeping with her Instagram, Yazmin completed filming for TOWIE within the Dominican Republic, and headed on vacation to Ibiza, the place she posed in her bikini at O Seashore

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