Katie Price’s ‘missing’ husband Lee Andrews has been arrested and is locked up in Dubai prison, his father says

Katie Price’s ‘missing’ husband Lee Andrews has been arrested and locked up in a Dubai prison, his father claimed today.

Andrews disappeared 11 days ago after sending the former glamor model a video of himself wearing a hoodie and with his hands tied after being ‘put in a van and taken to a ‘dark site’ while trying to get to London to be with her last week.

The 42-year-old woman sent the mother-of-five a series of text messages and voicemails claiming she had been kidnapped.

But his long-suffering father Peter, one of the few people supporting him in Dubai today, told the Daily Mail that Andrews had been arrested by UAE authorities.

The businessman said: ‘Lee is fine. He was not kidnapped, but he is detained. I don’t know on what charge.

‘I’m not sure where he’s being held. But he will call me today.

“Not at my house,” he added.

A police source said: ‘Lee Andrews has been arrested.’

The Daily Mail was sent to Dubai earlier this week after Katie announced her fourth husband was ‘missing’ and she feared for his safety.

Andrews appeared to still be active on social media after following a mystery woman on Instagram

Katie Price and Lee Andrews were photographed together. Dubai authorities denied any knowledge of his whereabouts

The British Foreign Office was alerted but staff in Dubai could find no trace of him.

Dubai authorities also denied any knowledge of his whereabouts.

There was no sign of Andrews at his last known address in the city’s seedy Satwa district.

He lived there with his father Peter before he became involved with Miss Price.

Indian migrant workers were renovating the modest bungalow as the temperature soared to 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning.

The estate agent handling the property revealed how the father and son pair moved in months ago.

He said: ‘Mr Andrews moved out of the property about four months ago.’

Andrews, who has lived in Dubai for the last 20 years, has become a well-known bodybuilder in the city.

However, investigations into Andrews’ health at the many training gyms and boxing clubs he attended were inconclusive.

Staff at his favorite exercise camp, Top Gym, in the popular Jumeirah Palm area, said he hadn’t been there in 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 that’s where he and Katie got married

Katie Price pictured with ‘missing’ husband Lee Andrews, reportedly in a Dubai prison

Mari Sol (pictured) appeared to be followed by Andrews on Instagram

‘A slim woman with black hair.

‘But he hasn’t been here since the third week of April.’

A foreign coach at another nearby gym added: ‘Andrews is showing off at the Palm too [Jumeriah].

‘I’ve had to warn a few of my clients not to get too involved with him.

‘He is a very suspicious person.’

Details of his arrest, where he is being held and on what charges remain a mystery.

It was also not explained how Andrews was able to establish a relationship with another woman (glamorous American woman Mari Sol) on Instagram while he was in custody.

However, his father, Peter Andrews, who runs an insulation and air conditioning company in the city’s Al Quoz district, claimed to the Daily Mail that Lee had been detained.

He said: ‘Lee has been arrested. I don’t know on what charge.

‘But he’ll call me tonight. So hopefully I’ll learn more.’

And Dubai Police chief confirmed he was 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 he was following another woman after months of only following his famous wife

Katie previously said she had given up looking for her husband

Last night Andrews’ ex-wife told the Daily Mail she was not surprised by his arrest.

The foreign American citizen, who did not want to be identified for fear of possible reactions, said: ‘The man is a psychopath.

‘There are around 20 arrest warrants for him, most of them related to fraud, so I’m not surprised he was arrested.

‘What this man has put me through is crazy. 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 jewels from me.

‘He’s a really bad person. He has no friends.

‘Even his family doesn’t like him.

‘His mother [sic] He even tried to warn me about him.

‘Lee stole my engagement ring and it’s the ring Katie Price is wearing now.’

He added: ‘It was a very dangerous thing for him to go to the airport because of the security cameras.

‘Here in Dubai the police will not go looking for him.

‘But if his face appears on the security camera they will detain him.

‘That’s why he always wears a hat because he knows security cameras can’t recognize him with a hat on.

‘So I guess that’s how the authorities finally caught him.’