Jay Slater 'did not seem threatened', friend tells inquest

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Debbie Duncan, the mother of Jay Slater, requested the resumption of her son’s inquest after several witnesses failed to attend the last hearing in May. The inquest revealed that Jay Slater, a 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing on the Spanish island of Tenerife. According to a witness, he did not appear threatened as he made his way home from an Airbnb he had visited with two men he met at a nightclub. His body was eventually discovered in a ravine near the village of Masca on 15 July.

Reports from the inquest indicated that Mr. Slater had consumed drugs and alcohol during a night out, leading to a 14-hour walk home. The court also heard that Slater had been asked to leave a nightclub due to intoxication and later went to an Airbnb, located miles away, with two men from his vacation. Despite being under the influence, he contacted a friend via video call the next morning while walking along a road but never returned.

An extensive search was launched to locate Jay Slater after his disappearance following a night out at the NRG music festival in Playa de las Americas. Evidence presented during the inquest suggested that he attempted to walk back to his apartment after leaving the Airbnb, leading to a fatal fall into a ravine. Pathological reports confirmed that his cause of death was head injuries consistent with a fall from a height.

Debbie Duncan’s persistence in resuming the inquest into her son’s death paid off as the court heard testimonies from various witnesses, including friends who were with Mr. Slater before he vanished. Toxicology reports revealed the presence of drugs like cocaine, ketamine, and ecstasy, along with alcohol, in Slater’s body. Analysis of his phone data suggested a journey to the Airbnb and subsequent attempts to find transport back. Ultimately, his phone battery died, leading to a halt in activity and complicating the search efforts

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