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Topics: Channel 4, Jay Slater, True Crime, UK News
James Moorhouse
Topics: Channel 4, Jay Slater, True Crime, UK News
Nearly a year on from his death in Tenerife, the family of British teenager Jay Slater have confirmed their plans for a Channel 4 documentary as they seek the truth about his final hours alive.
The 19-year-old was on holiday last summer when he was reported missing, sparking a huge search which caught the attention of millions across the UK, with a fundraiser raising over £70k for the family.
However, around a month after the search began, his body was found, with an inquest later ruling that he died from a fall, suffering 'traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height'.
Unfortunately, the inquest was forced to be adjourned as two people who are reportedly among the last to see the teenager alive, seemingly didn't even realise they were needed at the inquest, which prompted more tears from Jay's mother Debbie Duncan.
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As theories continue to swirl around the teenager's final hours on Earth, it seems the family are keen to find answers by any means necessary, and according to The Sun, they've teamed up with some TV producers to produce a Channel 4 documentary.
Channel 4 are well-renowned for their documentaries studying unsolved mysteries, as we saw when they revealed some unseen evidence into the case of Madeleine McCann earlier this month.
As per The Sun, 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 and possibly pursue justice for the teenager.
“That included permission to film at his funeral, as well as conducting interviews with Jay’s loved ones. The hope is that in highlighting their plight and battle, it might help with their search for the truth.
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“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 promises to follow Jay's family as they continue to deal with their loss, featuring interviews with family members and friends, as well as footage from his funeral which saw more than 500 people attend to pay their respects.
It seems clear that if the documentary is going to make any sort of breakthrough into how his death happened, they will have to track down friends Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves, who seemingly spoke to him in the hours before his death, but reportedly could not be found for the inquest proceedings earlier this month.