Jay Slater left his friends while on vacation and headed to a remote location in Tenerife with two strangers in what would prove to be his life’s final moments.
The tragic case of Jay Slater gained attention worldwide when the British teenager went missing while on holiday in Tenerife.
In June of this year, apprentice bricklayer Jay vanished, causing a lengthy search for him as conspiracy theories erupted. Strangely, he was discovered dead a month later in a remote Spanish island close to where his mobile phone had last been hacked.
Now the 19-year-old’s death is set to be explored in Channel 4’s new documentary The Disappearance of Jay Slater. The documentary features a string of interviews with Jay’s friends and family and shares insight into the final hours of his life, including his visit to an Airbnb with two of the last people to see him alive.
When Jay left a club with Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas, who he reportedly had first met on the trip on the trip, and headed to their Masca Airbnb in the early hours of June 17, he was with his friends and had been attending the NRG music festival in Playa de las Americas.
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At 7:30 a.m., Jay tagged the location as Rural de Teno park, which is his final location known, in a photo taken from the Airbnb’s doorway. Before his battery died, he attempted to walk the 50 kilometers home and speak to his friend Lucy Law on the phone before leaving the AirBnB around at 8am.
A mountain rescue team eventually located Jay in the Juan Lopez ravine on July 15. He died as a result of injuries sustained in an unintentional fall, according to an autopsy, and there was no third party involved.
In the Channel 4 documentary, Qassim gives a testimony during the May 2025 inquest into Jay’s death. Speaking about Jay leaving the club with him and Roccas, he said: “He asked if he could come with us. He must have thought we were going to be up. Rocky sat in the passenger seat, Jay sat in the back and I was driving.”
He continued, noting that Jay had never “stole a watch” and that they had returned to their Airbnb. Qassim claimed that a neighbor called him after he slept and that he was asked to move his car by the buzzing doorbell.
Jay continued, “Jay was like, ‘Yeah, I’m off.'” He said, “No no no, I’m going to see the boys, they’re waiting for me,” and I said, “Chill out G, I’ll drop you off.”
A Snapchat photo sent by Jay, which is understood to have been taken on June 17 at 5:30am, was shown to the court during the inquest. The teen is shown in a car while wearing sunglasses and is shown as having “Yes” with the following caption: “Yes, I ended up getting thrown out of there with two maili kids just took an expensive watch off some c*** on the way to sell it for 10 pounds.
He continued, noting that Jay had never “stole a watch” and that they had returned to their Airbnb. Qassim claimed that a neighbor called him after he slept and that he was asked to move his car by the buzzing doorbell.
Jay continued, “Jay was like, ‘Yeah, I’m off.'” He said, “No no no, I’m going to see the boys, they’re waiting for me,” and I said, “Chill out G, I’ll drop you off.”
A Snapchat photo sent by Jay, which is understood to have been taken on June 17 at 5:30am, was shown to the court during the inquest. The teen is shown in a car while wearing sunglasses and is shown as having “Yes” with the following caption: “Yes, I ended up getting thrown out of there with two maili kids just took an expensive watch off some c*** on the way to sell it for 10 pounds.
However, Qassim claimed Jay hadn’t taken a watch. You can tell he’s on the buzz that he might be making up some ground for himself among his friends. That might be it. We might over-exaggerate when we were younger, he said.
Qassim, a drug dealer who has served time in prison, informed The Central Club that he had offered to take Jay home later in the morning.
He said: “At the time, I f**king told him I would give him a lift in a few hours.” Only if he waited. I’m going to bed right away, that’s you lots, problem. Your mate is wonderful, he arrived in style, he left style, and I did my part.
Source: Mirror
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