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Jay Slater captured his final moments on Snapchat as he messaged pals while he had a "cocktail of drugs" in his system. The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died after

he suffered multiple serious injuries after he fell in a rocky area near the village of Masca, in Tenerife, in July last year. An inquest held at Preston Crown Court heard how key witnesses

had failed to respond and did not give evidence, adding to the heartbreak of his family. But some of Jay's last moments were revealed, including footage that showed him in the back of a

car in a mountainous area and heading toward to an AirBnB far away from his accommodation. Spanish authorities carried out a toxicology test on Jay's body, finding ketamine, ecstasy as

well as cocaine that had been taken at the same time as his consumption of alcohol. Former UK police detective Mark Williams-Thomas says he uncovered an audio recording that could shed

light on Jay going missing in Tenerife but had faced challenges in trying to engage with Spanish cops. _FOLLOW THIS LIVE BLOG FOR UPDATES FROM PRESTON CORONER'S COURT..._ 15:17KEY EVENT

MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK COULD PREVENT TRAGIC MYSTERY BEING SOLVED A major stumbling block in the Jay Slater case could prevent his family from ever finding out what happened to him, it is

feared. The inquest into the 19-year-old's death in Tenerife was adjourned last week at the request of his mum Debbie, who said it must not go ahead until multiple key witnesses are

tracked down to give evidence. In what could prove a major obstacle in the Slater family's search for answers, police have now admitted they have no power to force any witnesses to

attend the inquest. 14:38Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN AN INQUEST IS ADJOURNED? An inquest is usually adjourned so the coroner can temporarily suspends proceedings to a later

date. This may be done because there is a need further evidence, such as medical reports or witness statements. In the Jay Slater case, his mum Debbie Duncan has asked for an adjournement

until it is confirmed that witnesses that were with Jay are able to attend. In other cases, a case may also be adjourned if there are ongoing legal proceedings within the UK. An inquest will

typically resume once the necessary information is gathered or other legal matters have concluded. 12:22Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas 'SPANISH AUTHORITIES HAVE TRIED TO BE AS HELPFUL AS THEY

CAN' It was also heard last week that while Spanish authorities have been "helpful", the reluctance of witnesses to speak to the inquest and the fact that Jay Slater died

abroad had complicated proceedings. The coroner added: "Statements have been coming in very late in the day. Investigating a death in a foreign country is always extremely difficult.

"In this case the Spanish authorities have tried to be as helpful as they can but we have difficulty in trying to locate various people. In cases where drugs are involved witnesses do

not wish to speak to the authorities." 11:43Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas AI TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS CREATED 'FURTHER PROBLEMS' Dr Adeley also said that AI-translated documents from

Spain had complicated the inquest. He said: "There are further problems in that the initial statements were given in English, translated into Spanish and then we got the Spanish

translated. AI has then had terrible problems translating it. "Even then it's not perfect English. This has caused a considerable amount of difficulty." 09:37Benedict

Tetzlaff-Deas SPANISH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 'HAS IMPACTED UK INQUEST' Lancashire's Senior Coroner, Dr James Adeley, said last week that the differences between the Spanish

investigation and his own had impacted the inquest, which is currently adjourned. He explained: "They are looking for criminality so their investigation has a completely different

course. "This has created problems with statements. Their statements are directed to a different interest." 08:18Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas HOW DID JAY SLATER DIE? A post-mortem

examination found that 19-year-old Jay Slater died of traumatic head injuries consistent with a fall from height. His body was found by police in the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife on July

15, just under a month after he had been reported missing on the island. 07:19Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas WHY POLICE CAN'T FORCE WITNESSES TO ATTEND INQUEST In a statement over the weekend,

Lancashire Police told the Mirror: "First and foremost, our thoughts remain with Jay's family and friends at this distressing time. "We supported HM Coroner by making

extensive efforts to contact a number of witnesses ahead of the inquest, both in Lancashire and more widely. However we understand some of these individuals may be abroad and had already

left the country when these efforts were made." "We have no jurisdiction in such circumstances to compel someone to attend. We will continue to support the coroner ahead of the

resumption of the inquest. "Once again, our thoughts are with Jay's loved ones." 05:50Paige Ingram SEARCH AND RESCUE EXPERTS DESCRIBE ROUTE TAKEN BY JAY SLATER Marieke Krans

was one of many volunteers with Dutch search and rescue non-profit Signi Zoekhonden who flew out to Tenerife to help with the search efforts. She flew over from the Netherlands to Preston

Coroner's Court to recount the search efforts for Jay and provided an intresting insight into how they conducted the search and how the search dogs played such a big part. READ THE FULL

STORY HERE. 22:52Joseph Gamp BRIT TEEN HAD COCKTAIL OF DRUGS IN SYSTEM Jay Slater’s cause of death has been given during an inquest where it was also revealed the teenager who went missing

in Tenerife had a cocktail of drugs in his system. The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died after sustaining multiple injuries consistent with a fall in a rocky area. His remains

were found near the village of Masca in July, 2024, after he went missing following the Spanish island’s NRG music festival the previous month. The Spanish Civil Guard said Jay could have

fallen in the steep and inaccessible area where he was found. His disappearance sparked a huge wave of media attention before his body was found. 22:50Joseph Gamp MIRROR REPORTER OFFERED

DRUGS WITHIN SECONDS OF ARRIVING IN TENERIFE Continuing Patrick Hill's report on his visit to Tenerife, he revealed it did not take long for locals to offer him drugs. "After

stepping out of a taxi on Tenerife's infamous Veronicas strip just before 11pm on Thursday night, a day after the inquest, it took a street dealer less than TEN SECONDS to offer me

drugs. "The man, who was holding a rack of cheap sunglasses aimed at party-goers, wasted no time trying to sell me them and instead launched into the sales patter for his other less

visible products. "Standing close as the sound of chart-topping dance music filled the air, he offered me cocaine for €80 (£67) a gram, MDMA, known as ecstasy, for €60 (£50) and

cannabis for the same price." 19:22Liam Buckler 'I RETRACED JAY SLATER'S LAST STEPS - WHAT I FOUND WAS BONE CHILLING' A woman who dedicated her time to retracing Jay

Slater's footsteps has revealed the scary findings she came across during her mission. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was found dead in a ravine in Tenerife's

rugged Parque Rural de Teno nature reserve on July 15, 2024, following a month-long search. An inquest into Jay's death is now underway at Preston Coroner's Court, with devastated

mum Debbie Duncan telling the coroner she still had questions which needed answers. On the 11th day of the frantic search for Jay, who had been holidaying with pals when he went missing, TV

presenter Isla Traquair, 44, travelled to the popular holiday island where the teenager was last seen, retracing his last known steps. Read more here 17:16Liam Buckler JAY SLATER'S

'MISSING' FRIEND 'HAD NO IDEA' POLICE WANTED TO QUESTION HER A friend of Jay Slater who was on holiday with him when he died had no idea his inquest was taking place nor

that police were trying to track her down as a witness. Debbie Duncan said the 19-year-old had gone on holiday and never come home, and told the hearing she still had questions that needed

answers. A number of witnesses were asked to give evidence at the hearing at Preston Coroner's Court but have either not been traced or were unable to attend despite extensive efforts,

the court was told. Read more here 14:54Elizabeta Ranxburgaj THE FIVE WITNESSES WHO COULD HELP SOLVE THE MYSTERY INTO JAY'S DEATH Five people who were with Jay in the days and hours

before his death in Tenerife have been called on by his mum Debbie to be involved in his inquest. These people could hold the key into what happenned to the teen the night he died. These

people include his pals Lucy Law, Brad Hargreaves and Brandon Hodgson who went to the festival with him. Two other men - Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas - rented an Airbnb Jay went to after

the festival. Read the full story here. 13:27Elizabeta Ranxburgaj TOP JAY SLATER DETECTIVE REVEALS KEY REASON DEATH MUST BE INVESTIGATED The ex-detective who helped Jay Slater's family

during his initial disapperance has shared the crucial reason the 19-year-old's death should be investiagted. Mark Williams-Thomas said he faced setbacks when trying to pass information

on to Spanish police when Jay was missing. In a X video, he said: "I sent the information I had in an email to Spanish authorities... They've never come back to me. 11:18Elizabeta

Ranxburgaj WHO ARE THE WITNESSES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED? The inquest has been adjourned after Jay's mum made an emotional plea to try and bring forward more of Jay's friends

who were with him before he died. Coroner Dr Adeley said two of Jay's pals who were in Tenerife with him at the time, Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves, "cannot be located". Key

witness Ayub Qassim, who rented the Airbnb Jay went to after the music festival, has also not been found. Jay had also gone back to the Airbnb with Steven Roccas, who also has not been

located. 09:47Elizabeta Ranxburgaj 'I VISITED STRIP JAY SLATER PARTIED AT BEFORE HE DIED - WHAT I FOUND DISTURBED ME' The inquest heard Jay Slater was "off his head on

drugs" the night before he died last June. The Mirror's Patrick Hill visited the strip of nightclubs and bat Jay partied at hours before his death, and revealed he was offered

Class-A drugs as soon as he got out of a taxi. He wrote: "After stepping out of a taxi on Tenerife's infamous Veronicas strip just before 11pm on Thursday night, a day after the

inquest, it took a street dealer less than TEN SECONDS to offer me drugs." Read the full story here. 07:58Elizabeta Ranxburgaj POLICE ADMIT THEY HAVE NO POWER TO FIND JAY SLATER

WITNESSES This week's inquest into Jay Slater's death was adjourned on Wednesday after his heartbroken mum Debbie pleaded with coroners to try and find several key witnesses who

were with her son before he died. These included his pals Lucy Law and Bradley Hargreaves and two other men who had rented an Airbnb Jay visited before his disapperance - Ayub Qassim and

Steven Roccas. Cops have since admitted they are powerless to force these people to come forward. In a statement, a Lancashire Police spokesman today told the Mirror: "We supported HM

Coroner by making extensive efforts to contact a number of witnesses ahead of the inquest, both in Lancashire and more widely. However we understand some of these individuals may be abroad

and had already left the country when these efforts were made." 05:12Paige Ingram JAY SLATER'S FINAL MOMENTS REVEALED IN UNSEEN SNAPCHAT VIDEO New unseen footage captures the

moment Jay Slater bragged about snatching a £12,000 AP watch while "off his undies" in a car - just hours before his disappearance in Tenerife. One short clip, sent from his phone

shortly before 6am, shows Jay in the back of a car headed for Masca, MailOnline reports. In the caption, he boasts: "Just took a 12k rolly off some c*** wi this Mali kid off to get

10quid for it now haha off my undies." Another Snapchat, sent at a similar time, reads: "Yes cuz ended up getting thrown out of there me with 2 maili kids just took an AP off some

c*** on way to sell it for 10 quid." Read the full story here. 05:09Paige Ingram WHICH WITNESSES NEED TO COME FORWARD? JaySlater's mum asked for the inquest into her son's

death to be stopped until witnesses came forward, with police currently trying to locate several. They include Lucy Law, who is reportedly in Tenerife, Brandon Hodges and Bradley Geoghegan,

who also uses the surname Hargreaves. Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas, who had rented an Airbnb which Jay visited in the hours before his death, were also not present. 22:50Antony

Clements-Thrower TENERIFE AIRBNB WHERE JAY SLATER SLEPT CHANGES NAME AS LOCALS 'WANT TO MOVE ON' The Airbnb where Jay Slater slept shortly before going missing has been renamed in

a bid to distance it from the teenager's tragic death. The apprentice bricklayer, 19, stayed inside the holiday let before leaving on foot and vanishing in mountains before his body was

eventually discovered after 28 days last summer. A local, who did not give their name, told us: "What happened was very sad, but everyone here just wants to move on." The two-bed

property, in the remote village of Masca, was named Casa Abuela Tina at the time of Jay's disappearance. It has now been christened Casa El Turron. 22:20Antony Clements-Thrower

EX-DETECTIVE'S FRUSTRATION AS POLICE 'NEVER CAME BACK TO HIM' Mark Williams-Thomas has accused Spanish police of ignoring evidence. He said: "I sent the information I had

in an email to Spanish authorities. "I told them I wasn't able to share the audio recording at this point because I needed to explain to them how I had obtained it and also I was

very conscious that it was highly sensitive and I didn't want it just being shared all around. "They've never come back to me." 20:46Antony Clements-Thrower JAY SLATER

DETECTIVE IN BOMBSHELL REVELATION OVER NEW EVIDENCE Earlier today it was reported the ex-detective who initially helped Jay Slater's family during his disappearance has made a bombshell

revelation over new evidence he discovered. Mark Williams-Thomas accused Spanish police of failing to investigate a key piece of evidence he had in his possession, which could have helped

to shed light onto the famous mystery. The ex-cop claimed Spanish authorities "never came back" to him when he told them he had he had a crucial audio recording. Read more here

19:30Antony Clements-Thrower INQUEST HAD BEEN TOLD JAY SLATER DRANK "BETWEEN 10 AND 15 VODKA SHOTS' Wednesday's inquest, which was attended by Jay's dad Warren and

Jay's brother Zac, heard how Jay had drank between 10 and 15 vodka shots. 18:33Antony Clements-Thrower DRUGS OFFERED TO MIRROR REPORTER "STONE'S THROW" FROM WHERE JAY

PARTIED During the visit to Tenerife our reporter was offered the drugs a stone's throw from the strip's Papagayo nightclub, where Jay was seen partying bare-chested. "Sitting

down on an outdoor table outside one bar, where eight bottles of Heineken were being sold for just €20 (£16.79) it was impossible to escape the pungent smell of cannabis intermittently in

the air." 17:16Antony Clements-Thrower MIRROR REPORTER OFFERED CLASS A DRUGS SECONDS AFTER ARRIVING IN TENERIFE Continuing Patrick Hill's report on his visit to Tenerife, he

revealed it did not take long for locals to offer him drugs. "After stepping out of a taxi on Tenerife's infamous Veronicas strip just before 11pm on Thursday night, a day after

the inquest, it took a street dealer less than TEN SECONDS to offer me drugs. "The man, who was holding a rack of cheap sunglasses aimed at party-goers, wasted no time trying to sell me

them and instead launched into the sales patter for his other less visible products. "Standing close as the sound of chart-topping dance music filled the air, he offered me cocaine for

€80 (£67) a gram, MDMA, known as ecstasy, for €60 (£50) and cannabis for the same price." 16:24Antony Clements-Thrower 'I VISITED STRIP JAY SLATER PARTIED AT BEFORE HE DIED - WHAT

I FOUND DISTURBED ME' The adjourned inquest of British teenager Jay Slater has left his family, including his heartbroken mum Debbie, desperate for answers about his final hours in

Tenerife. The hearing heard testimony about how the 19-year-old was "off his head on drugs" the night before he died and also raised questions for officials here on the holiday

island. How did the apprentice bricklayer come to obtain a deadly cocktail of mind-bending Class-A drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine? Having spent just shy of a month reporting

on the teenager's case on the island last year, I returned there this week and discovered disturbingly, the answer is: Very easily. Read more here 14:56Elizabeta Ranxburgaj

MOTHER'S DESPERATE PLEA Jay's heartbroken mother Debbie asked for the inquest to be adjourned until several key witnesses come forward. Debbie at the inquest sobbed and said:

"I know you have tried to locate them but how can we ever get any understanding? We have read their statements and we want to ask them questions. "Our son went on holiday and

didn’t come back so there are questions we need to ask... please." 12:21Elizabeta Ranxburgaj WHO CANNOT BE LOCATED? The inquest has been adjourned after Jay's mum made an emotional

plea to try and bring forward more of Jay's friends who were with him before he died. Coroner Dr Adeley said two of Jay's pals who were in Tenerife with him at the time, Lucy Law

and Brad Hargreaves, "cannot be located". Key witness Ayub Qassim, who rented the Airbnb Jay went to after the music festival, has also not been found. Jay had also gone back to

the Airbnb with Steven Roccas, who also has not been located. 10:11Tim Hanlon WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT? The inquest has been adjourned for possibly for a "couple of month" according

to the coroner. A witness can be completted to give evidence if they have been served with a summond but police have so far been unable to find Mr Qassim or Mr Roccas. Cops said they have

also been unable to locate Jay's friend Lucy Law, who is believed to be in Tenerife on holiday again. Her stepfather Andy Davis said she had no idea that the inquest was taking place.

09:16Elizabeta Ranxburgaj JAY SLATER DETECTIVE REVEALS KEY REASON DEATH MUST BE INVESTIGATED The ex-detective who helped Jay Slater's family during his initial disapperance has shared

the crucial reason the 19-year-old's death should be investiagted. Mark Williams-Thomas said he faced setbacks when trying to pass information on to Spanish police when Jay was missing.

In a X video, he said: "I sent the information I had in an email to Spanish authorities... They've never come back to me."