Katie Price’s husband, Lee Andrews, who was previously reported as missing, has been arrested and is currently held in a Dubai prison, according to his father.
Andrews disappeared 11 days ago after sending Price a video depicting himself hooded and bound, claiming he was forcibly taken into a van and transported to a secret location while attempting to travel to London to meet her.
The 42-year-old sent a series of text messages and voice recordings to the mother of five, alleging he had been abducted.
However, today, his father Peter, one of his few supporters in Dubai, revealed to the Daily Mail that Andrews has been detained by UAE authorities.
The father, who is a businessman, stated, “Lee is fine. He hasn’t been kidnapped but is under arrest. I am unaware of the charges against him.”
He added, “I’m uncertain of his exact location, but he is expected to contact me later today.”
‘He is not at my house,’ he added.
A police source said: ‘Lee Andrews has been arrested.’
The Daily Mail were dispatched to Dubai earlier this week after Katie announced her fourth husband was ‘missing’ and that she was concerned about his safety.
Katie Price’s ‘missing’ husband Lee Andrews has been arrested and is locked up in a prison in Dubai, his father claimed today
Andrews had appeared to still be active on social media after he followed a mystery woman on Instagram
Katie Price and Lee Andrews are pictured together. The Dubai authorities have denied any knowledge of his whereabouts
The British Foreign Office were alerted but their staff in Dubai were unable to find any trace of him.
The Dubai authorities also denied any knowledge of his whereabouts.
There was no sign of Andrews at his last known address in the run-down Satwa district of the city.
He had lived there with his father Peter before becoming involved with Ms Price.
On Wednesday morning, Indian migrant workers were renovating the modest bungalow as the temperature soared to 40 degrees Celsius.
The letting agent involved with the property revealed how the father and son pair had moved out months ago.
She said: ‘Mr Andrews moved out of the property about four months ago.’
Andrews, who has lived in Dubai for the past 20 years, has become a well-recognised bodybuilder in the city state.
But inquiries about his welfare at the many training gyms and boxing clubs that Andrews attends were fruitless.
Staff at his favourite exercise camp, Top Gym, in the sought-after Jumeirah Palm district, said he had not been there for four weeks.
One said: ‘Yes, we all know Lee.
‘He comes here a lot. He brought his wife here recently.
Andrews has lived in Dubai for 20 years and it is where he and Katie got married
Katie Price is pictured with her ‘missing’ husband Lee Andrews who is reportedly locked up in a prison in Dubai
Mari Sol (pictured) appeared to be followed by Andrews on Instagram
‘She is a slim lady with black hair.
‘But he has not been here since the third week of April.’
An expat trainer at another gym nearby added: ‘Andrews is also strutting about the Palm [Jumeriah].
‘I’ve had to warn a couple of clients not to get too involved with him.
‘He is a very shady person.’
Mystery continues to surround the details of his arrest, where he is being held and on what charges.
It also remains unexplained how Andrews was able to become involved with another woman on Instagram – glamorous American woman Mari Sol – while he is being held in custody.
But his father Peter Andrews, who runs an insulation and air conditioning firm based in the Al Quoz district of the city, maintained to the Daily Mail that Lee has been detained.
He said: ‘Lee has been arrested. I don’t know on what charge.
‘But he will call me tonight. So hopefully I will find out more.’
And the chief of Dubai Police has confirmed that he is the subject of a number of arrest warrants, mainly for fraud.
Brigadier Khalid Khalifa al Avadhi told the Daily Mail: ‘There are many cases against him.’
Andrews’ account showed that he followed another woman, after months of only following his famous wife
Katie previously said she had given up the search for her husband
Last night Andrews’ ex-wife told the Daily Mail that she was not surprised that he had been arrested.
The expat American citizen, who asked not to be identified for fear of repercussions, said: ‘The guy is a psychopath.
‘There are about 20 warrants out for his arrest, most of them to do with fraud, so I’m not surprised he has been detained.
‘It’s insane what this man put me through. I feel so stupid for being in a relationship with him for so long.
‘He is a mass manipulator. He stole money from me. He stole jewellery from me.
‘He is a really bad person. He doesn’t have any friends.
‘His family don’t even like him.
‘His mom [sic] even tried to warn me about him.
‘Lee stole my engagement ring and that is the one that Katie Price is now wearing.’
She added: ‘Going to the airport was a very dangerous thing for him because of all the surveillance cameras.
‘Here in Dubai the police will not go looking for him.
‘But if his face appears on a surveillance camera then they will detain him.
‘That is why he always wears a hat because he knows that the surveillance cameras cannot recognise him with a cap on.
‘So, I guess that is how the authorities finally caught up with him.’
