Ayub, known by the nickname 'Johnny Vegas', could not be traced to give evidence at the inquest into Jay's death in May, prompting an adjournment to allow police further time to try to find him and other missing witnesses Steven Roccas, Lucy Law, Bradley Geoghegan and Brandon Hodgson.

Home Office pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd said his post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as head injuries, and Mr Slater’s body showed no evidence of restraint or assault, with the pattern of injuries consistent with a fall from a height.

The inquest into the death of Jay Slater - who vanished on the party island of Tenerife last year - has unearthed some bombshell evidence and left some mysteries remaining

AN UNSEEN photo shows Jay Slater grinning in the back seat of the car he was driven to a remote Airbnb in just hours before his death. A coroner today concluded that Jay, 19, died accidentally