Jay Slater's devastated family to make documentary about teenager's death as they seek the truth about his final hours

The Sun

5 days ago

THE family of Jay Slater are making a Channel 4 documentary about the teenager's death after paired up with a team of TV producers with expertise in the field.
Relatives of the Brit are desperate to discover the truth of what happened to him in the hours leading up to him suffering fatal injuries on Tenerife last year.
The new show sees the family of 19-year-old Jay working with Candour Productions who have substantial experience as they also make Cause Of Death, a programme about the complex inquest process which airs on Channel 5.
A TV insider said: 'The team will be given incredible access to the family as they go on the hunt for hard facts about what happened today and possibly pursue justice for the teenager.
'That includes being granted permission to film at his funeral, as well as conducting extensive interview with Jay's loved ones.
'The hope if that in highlighting their plight and battle it might help with their search for the truth.
'Producers also want to dismiss and broach some of the many online theories and gossip that accompanied news of his death and see how the family have coped in the face of such torment.'
The documentary team have been tracking every turn in the story of Jay, which last week took its most breathtaking twist during the inquest into his death.
A coroner adjourned the proceedings so that police could hunt down key witnesses who have so far proved elusive - witnesses who may have crucial information which may shed light on Jay's death.
It's been almost a year since he went missing after attending a music festival on the Spanish Island.
His body was discovered in July and a postmortem concluded he had suffered 'traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height.'
Exactly what happened in his final hours, and what led up to him suffering such a catastrophic injury, remains uncertain.
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But the new C4 documentary promises to follow Jay's family as they continue their painful journey.
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