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A charity has revealed the pain suffered by Jay Slater’s family after a near-month-long search came to an end with the discovery of the teenager’s body.
Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan, said her family’s “hearts are broken” after it was confirmed that the human remains found in Tenerife on Monday belonged to her son.
His body was found close to where his phone last pinged after disappearing near the village of Masca while on holidayon the Spanish island.
The case attracted worldwide publicity with many people taking to Facebook groups to share theories on what happened to the 19-year-old.
The apprentice bricklayer had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca with two men after a festival on 16 June. He appeared to start an 11-hour walk back to his apartment the following morning before vanishing.
Charity LBT Global Ltd chief executive Matthew Searle said online detectives had hindered the search and added pain for the family.
Speaking to The Independent, he added: “She’s [Debbie Duncan] found it incredibly difficult dealing with this whole situation, but with the additional stress and trauma put on her by the amount of obscene trolling, armchair detectives, so-called experts and specialists – it’s been really hard on her and the family.”
People posting ‘vile stuff’ online
Sky News focused in on some of the theories that circulated during the disappearance of Jay Slater, asking charity LBT Global, which supported the family, how they had impacted the search.
Matthew Searle, the charity’s chief executive, said it took teams a “huge amount of time” to eliminate the ideas flown about that were untrue.
Hundreds of emails were also sent to his charity from people who claimed they knew how Jay was - each one of them had to be followed up, Mr Searle said.
Mr Searle said: “Ultimately it hinders the search and it’s terrifyingly horrible for a family that are going through this.”
Family pain suffered at the hands of trolls
As reported, charity LBT Global has been helping the family of Jay Slater.
It produced a statement on behalf of Jay’s mother after he was found, and now chief executive Matthew Searle has been speaking on the teenager’s mother, Debbie Duncan’s, behalf.
When interviewed by The Independent, Mr Searle said frenzies speculation and online trolling had made it “incredibly difficult” for the family.
He said: “She’s [Debbie Duncan] found it incredibly difficult dealing with this whole situation, but with the additional stress and trauma put on her by the amount of obscene trolling, armchair detectives, so-called experts and specialists – it’s been really hard on her and the family.”
Mr Searle plans to speak to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on the issue
Charity to enter talks with Home Secretary
The spiralling of theories spouted out by people on Facebook groups hindered the search for Jay Salter, claims the boss of the charity which helped his family.
The case attracted huge worldwide attention, after the 19-year-old went missing while on holiday in the island.
But while people thought they might be helping the search teams’ efforts on the ground, Matthew Searle, chief executive of LBT Global, said they were, in fact, hindering them.
He’s also spoken of his concern over the vile comments spread about the teenager, which he said caused pain for the family.
He now plans to talk to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on how to tackle the issue.
Jay Slater's family 'take small comfort' from belief he died instantly
Jay Slater's family have taken "very small comfort" in their belief that he died instantly after falling from a significant height, a charity chief who has been speaking with his mother has said.
Matthew Searle, chief executive of LBT Global, told The Independent he had been speaking with Debbie Duncan, 55, at length after Spanish authorities concluded her son's injuries were consistent with an accidental fall.
Mr Searle, whose charity has been supporting Mr Slater's family during this ordeal, said they had looked closely at the area where the rescue teams were searching when they found the 19-year-old's body.
“Chances are if he did fall from a height where we saw the recovery teams then it’s very unlikely he would have known much about it,” said the charity CEO. “That takes away the horrible nightmare idea that he fell and was waiting for help that never came. It’s very small comfort, but it is some.”
Civil Guard insist they continued search discreetly
Tenerife’s civil guard insists it had continued its search discreetly, despite having publicly called off the search over two weeks ago.
After 13 days of searching, the Spanish authorities called off the search on June 30, but said they were continuing their investigation.
However upon recovering Jay Slater’s body on Monday, they revealed they had indeed continued an “incessant and discreet” search in which the “natural space was preserved so that it would not be filled with curious onlookers”.
Body found ‘in very inaccessible area’
Jay Slater’s phone was last located near a stretch of road by the Mirador La Cruz de Hilda, a cafe near the village of Masca with cacti and dense shrubbery on either side, which had made it slow work for helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs to comb through the area.
The body discovered on Monday morning was found by Civil Guard mountain rescue specialists in a “very inaccessible” area, officials said.
Timeline: The search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife
Here is a timeline of the key events prior to Jay Slater’s disappearance and leading up to the discovery of his body:
Watch: Britons using new safety measures in Tenerife after Jay Slater disappearance
Coroner has no found no indication of criminal activity, charity says
Jay Slater’s body should be repatriated to the UK in the coming days, according to a charity supporting his family.
Matthew Searle, chief executive of LBT Global, told The Independent his charity and Mr Slater’s family are “working closely” with Spanish authorities following the autopsy results.
He said: “As the coroner hasn’t found any indication of criminal activity, the body will be released soon and repatriated to the UK. We would expect that to happen in the coming days.”
TikToker fears he may have walked past Jay Slater’s body ‘five or six times’
A TikToker who answered family pleas to join the hunt for Jay Slater in Tenerife is puzzled by the discovery of his body in an area he believed had been searched thoroughly.
Londoner Callum Fahim scoured the rocky ravines of the Spanish island with a search party just days after the apprentice bricklayer vanished outside a remote Airbnb in Masca.
Mr Fahim spoke to The Independent shortly after a Spanish court said autopsy fingerprinting confirmed the body belongs to the teenager, and said he feared he may have walked past the body “five or six times”.
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