FINAL JOURNEY Jay Slater cops ready to release body after confirming cause of death as grieving family prepare funeral arrangements

 

FINAL JOURNEY Jay Slater cops ready to release body after confirming cause of death as grieving family prepare funeral arrangements

THE body of British teenager Jay Slater is ready to be released to his devastated family before finally being flown home to the UK.

Spanish authorities have concluded their investigation after he was found at the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife close to where he vanished on June 17.

A post-mortem found he suffered "multiple injuries" compatible with an accidental fall from a "considerable height".

They have ruled out foul play, officials said.

A spokesman for Jay's family said: "The body is now ready to be released to the family.

"There are a number of complex issues that need to be addressed before he can finally be flown home to the UK.

"But the plan is for his family to be on the same flight. They want to bring him home."

His body is expected to be repatriated by the start of next week, the spokesman added.

It is possible a UK coroner will then request a second post-mortem before he can then be released for a funeral in his hometown of Oswaldtwistle, Lancs.

The latest development comes after Jay's grief-stricken mum, Debbie Duncan, 55, broke down after a Spanish court confirmed the remains found on Monday was the missing 19-year-old.