JAY Slater's devastated family may have to wait a whole year to get answers on exactly what happened to the teenager out in Tenerife. The 19-year-old disappeared for over four weeks before his body was found in a treacherous ravine with a number of mysteries still surrounding the case. The Slater family are due to bring back Jay's body to his home town of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, in the coming days but Tenerife cops are yet to complete their investigations into his death.
This means the UK authorities could be forced to hold off on their official inquest for months until Spanish officials complete their findings. An inquest in the UK may then take even longer to conclude based on the nature of Jay's case and the complexities around it. Most coroners aim to finalise their results within nine months of the initial inquest getting underway, say The Coroner's Courts Support Service.
Cops said Jay's body became "very deteriorated" after it had spent weeks in the Masca ravine where he was eventually discovered on July 15. Initial evidence seems to point to the Brit accidentally falling to his death after a preliminary autopsy by Tenerife authorities revealed the teen was found with broken bones. Mum Debbie Duncan and the rest of Jay's family are said to have found a sense of comfort after hearing he likely died instantly from the fall rather than suffered for days.
Investigations are yet to be finalised on Jay's tragic death - meaning an inquest in the UK could still take place i.