I covered Jay Slater's inquest
Digest more
Jay Slater's death has been ruled as accidental by the coroner. At the start of today's hearing, the teenager's mother, Debbie Duncan, read out an emotional tribute to her son. Follow the latest below.
Jay Slater’s death after falling more than 80ft down a ravine was an accident, a coroner has ruled. The 19-year-old suffered skull fractures and brain trauma in the fall following a three-and-a-half-hour walk through mountains in Tenerife last July.
The coroner continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Lancashire teen Jay Slater who was found dead in Tenerife a month after he went missing.
Inquest reveals how Jay Slater died after month-long search for teenager in Tenerife - Two-day inquest finds teenager likely died after veering off the road into dangerous terrain in Tenerife
An inquest this week has heard how the 19 year-old vanished in the mountains after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol - sparking a month-long search.
A teenager who went missing in Tenerife sparking a month-long search died as a result of an accidental fall, a coroner has concluded. | ITV News Granada
Teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer, died by accident after falling down a ravine, a coroner at his inquest has concluded.The 19-year-old had told his friends he was “in the middle of the mountains” and in need of a drink,