Jay Slater: Everything we know about Airbnb mystery as more information promised 'soon'

More information about the death of will be revealed "soon," claims a former detective who has been investigating the case.

, who flew out to to meet with Jay's family over his disappearance in June, claims to have an answer on how Jay came to be lost in the mountainous area where he was found dead.

Since the apprentice bricklayer's body was discovered, Mr Williams-Thomas has been continuing to investigate the tragedy. And now the TV detective says to further assess the circumstances.

Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, left an Airbnb in the village of Masca after he had partied there following a music festival in June. The search made headlines worldwide after sleuths online tried to piece the teenager's last moments together. Now, with the suggestion of fresh information imminent, the looks back at the case and lists everything significant we must remember.

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Where and when was Jay Slater's body discovered?

, some 29 days after he was reported missing. He tragically fell to his death sometime after leaving the Airbnb. His body was discovered in a remote ravine.

An autopsy pointed to , with a Civil Guard spokesperson confirming that Jay's catastrophic injuries included several broken bones.

Matt Searle, of LBT Global, a charity working with the family, stated: "The family of tragic Brit Jay Slater returned to the UK last week, on the same day that Jay’s body was repatriated. A UK post-mortem was ordered by the coroner, and this concluded that Jay’s death was caused by traumatic head injuries, consistent with the fall from height. The report also highlighted that his death would have been instantaneous."

What has Mark Williams-Thomas said?

Mark Williams-Thomas, an investigative journalist often seen on TV, now claims to know the answer to two mysteries surrounding Jay: why he left the Airbnb and why he didn't return.

In a post on X, he said: "Maybe, when the time is right, I will reveal those... I've got to be very careful. What I don't want to do is upset the family with any more trauma than they have already had and so it would be something I would work very closely with Debbie and the family on to reveal that information."

Mr Williams-Thomas did not provide evidence but claimed he was working "closely with the family". The 54-year-old professional previously flew to Tenerife to help Jay's family, from Lancashire, with the search and investigation. He had said the search for Jay was hampered by amateur sleuths and conspiracy theorists who asserted wild claims and trolled the family.

What do we know about Jay's initial disappearance?

Jay vanished on the morning of June 17 while on holiday on the Canary Island with two friends, Lucy and Brad. He had travelled to the Airbnb in the remote Masca village with two men after leaving a music festival at a nightclub almost an hour's drive away.

Later that morning he called Lucy to say he was thirsty, lost and had one per cent phone battery. His mobile cut out at 8.50am near a hiking trail in the Rural de Teno national park — an 11-hour trek from his apartment in the south of the island.

Police spent almost two weeks combing the vast area with drones, helicopters and sniffer before turning to a private search. Jay's desperate dad Warren, 58, and brother Zak, 24, also kept up the hunt - retracing Jay's steps almost every day in the blistering heat. The family were hounded by vile trolls and conspiracy theorists, who relentlessly peddled baseless claims online.