Jay Slater's pal reveals chilling last text she sent him before he died as key witness ‘unwilling to give evidence'

Scottish Sun

3 days ago

Scroll down to read the latest on the Jay Slater inquest
JAY EVIDENCE Jay Slater's pal reveals chilling last text she sent him before he died as key witness 'unwilling to give evidence'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
JAY Slater's close pal has revealed the last chilling text she sent him before he died - as a key witness is "unwilling to give evidence" on his death.
The Brit made a heartbreaking final call to Lucy Mae Law, 20, saying he had cut his leg, was lost and dehydrated just before Jay vanished last year.
Sign up for Scottish Sun
newsletter
Sign up
5
The inquest into the death of Jay Slater is set to continue today
Credit: Pixel8000
5
Jay's pal Lucy Law - one of the last people to him alive in Tenerife - is giving evidence
Credit: Instagram
5
Jay's mum Debbie Duncan arriving at Preston Coroner's Court
Credit: CHRIS NEILL
Lucy made several revelations as she spoke to the Slater family barrister - including what the pair's final text said.
The coroner read out a message Lucy sent Jay that read: "Go back to wherever the f*** you have just come from before it gets boiling."
She also believes that Jay gave no indication that he was in trouble or had a bad experience at the Airbnb where he spent his final hours.
But during their final phone call at around 8.30am, Jay did tell her he didn't know where he was and that he "couldn't go back".
Lucy added that Jay's decision making may have been impaired due to the alcohol and drugs he had taken the night before.
Lucy and Bradley Geoghegan, friends Jay was on holiday with, and Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas, who Jay went to the Airbnb with, all failed to attend the first inquest hearing in May.
An emotional plea from Debbie to trace them and compel them to give evidence prompted coroner Dr James Adeley to postpone the inquest until today.
But staff at the coroner's office said they have been unable to make contact with another witness - Brandon Hodgson.
The family's barrister Lois Norris said Hodgson "appeared unwilling to give evidence" from a message thread.
Efforts to contact Stevcen Roccas were also unsuccessful.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay flew to the Spanish island last June to attend the NRG music festival in Playa de las Americas with two friends, Lucy and Brad.
After a night of partying on June 17, the teen, of Oswaldtwistle, Lancs, travelled to an Airbnb apartment in Masca with two men - Qassim and Roccas.
Evidence heard during the inquest suggested that after Jay left the Airbnb and failed to get a bus or taxi, he attempted to walk back to his own apartment before falling from a height into a ravine.
A huge search was launched before his body was found in a steep and inaccessible area, near the village of Masca, on July 15.
5
Ayub Qassim, who Jay went back to the Airbnb with, is giving evidence via videolink at today's inquest
5
Lucy's evidence today came after Brad spoke to the court - and convicted drug dealer Qassim gave his side of the story.
Qassim, one of the final people to see Jay alive, addressed the hearing via videolink from another country.
Preston Coroner's Court today heard how Jay had taken drugs and drank alcohol on a night out before his death.
Friend Bradley said Jay had taken ecstasy pills and cocaine, and possibly ketamine.
He told the coroner that Jay had been forced to leave a club as he was drunk, and decided to go to an Airbnb with two men they had met on holiday.
The next morning, Jay called Bradley while walking along a road after leaving the Airbnb and was "still under the influence" according to his friend.
Bradley said he told Jay to get a taxi as it was a 14-hour walk back, but Jay said he would call him back.
The next witness, Ayub Qassim, said he and his friend Steven Roccas met Jay while in Tenerife.
He said Jay had asked if he could go back with them to their Airbnb, which he then drove them to in the early hours of June 17th.
The coroner asked whether about whether Jay had stolen a watch after two Snapchat messages appeared to reference an expensive watch being taken
But Qassim insisted Jay had not stolen a watch, and suggested he could have just been boasting to friends.
Qassim told the hearing there had been no altercations at the Airbnb, and that Jay chose to leave in the morning despite saying he would give him a lift back to his apartment later in the day.
A hearing in May heard how a post-mortem concluded Jay suffered a heavy fall from height and the devastating effects would have been immediate.
The inquest is due to resume tomorrow, where coroner Dr James Adeley will sum up his findings.
Scroll down to read the latest on the Jay Slater inquest...