Jay Slater's final moments at AirBnb as men he disappeared with reveal fatal decision

A stranger who was one of the last people Jay Slater saw before his death has opened up about his final moments with the late teen in a new Channel 4 documentary. Apprentice bricklayer Jay vanished while on holiday in Tenerife with mates last June, and was found dead a month later in a remote area of the Spanish island.

The 19-year-old's death is set to be explored in Channel 4's The Disappearance of Jay Slater, which features interviews with Jay's friends, family and those he saw shortly before his death. After spending the night at the NRG music festival in Playa de las Americas, Jay left a club with two strangers - Ayub Qassim and Steven Roccas - early the next morning to head to their Airbnb in Masca.

One of the final pictures he took was from the doorway at the Airbnb at 7:30am, tagging the location as Rural de Teno park - his last known location. He left the AirBnb around at 8am, attempting to walk the 50km journey home andspeaking to his friend, Lucy Law, on the phonebefore his battery died.

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Jay was eventually found on 15 July by a mountain rescue team in the Juan Lopez ravine. An autopsy found that he died as a result of injuries from an accidental fall and that there was no third party involvement.

In the Channel 4 documentary, Qassim gives a testimony during the May 2025 inquest into Jay's death. Speaking about Jay leaving the club with him and Roccas, he said: "He asked if he could come with us. He must have thought we were going to be up. Rocky sat in the passenger seat, Jay sat in the back and I was driving."

He added that Jay "did not steal a watch" at any point and that they went back to their Airbnb. Qassim said that he went to bed and was woken up by a neighbour buzzing the doorbell to ask him to move his car.

He continued: "[Jay]was like, ‘Yeah I’m off.' I said, ‘Chill out G, I’ll drop you off,’ and he said, ‘No no no - I’m going to see the boys, they’re waiting for me.’"

During the inquest, the court was shown a Snapchat picture sent by Jay, understood to have been taken on June 17 at 5.50am. It shows the teen in a car, wearing sunglasses, with the caption: "Yes cuz ended up getting thrown out of there me with 2 maili kids just took an AP [expensive watch] off some c*** on way to sell it for 10 quid."

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However, Qassim said that Jay had not stolen a watch. "He could be boasting to his friends, you can tell he's on the buzz. It could be that. When we were all younger, we might over-exaggerate," he said.

Ahead of the inquest, Qassim - who is a convicted drug dealer and served time in prison - told The Central Club that he offered to give Jay a lift home later in the morning.

He said: "My reaction at the time was, ‘Mate - I f**king told him I’d give him a lift in a couple of hours.’ Only if he waited. 'That’s you lots' problem, I’m going to bed now. Your mate’s sweet, he come here in one piece, he left in one piece, I’ve done my part.'"

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