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"Jay Slater
'killed instantly'
as more details about death in Tenerife emerge.
Jay's family as well as officials believe the Brit teen
'fell from height' and
was 'killed instantly'.
A family spokesman said:
'A formal identification of Jay's body will be done using a DNA sample
provided by the family to the Spanish Guardia Civil during the early stages of the search.
Debbie has said she wants to see him one last time.
Obviously that's a personal voice but given he's been there the best part of a month in those conditions, I'm not sure that's a memory she will want.
The whole family is absolutely broken.
They are devastated.
It's not the outcome they were hoping for.
It looks as if he fell from a height so he would most likely have been killed instantly'.
He said the family
'appreciate the remoteness'
of the area and
'there is no criticism of the search'.
Officials say the body recovered was
'very deteriorated'
and it is unlikely full identification will happen until 'next week'.
The family spokesman added:
'We would advise for the body to be repatriated and
have a second post mortem carried out in the UK'.
'It may be that the coroner may demand that as well'.
The statement went on to say in the wake of Jay's discovery:
'Overseas autopsies often aren't to the standard of the Home Office.
The second one will be more detailed and thorough'."
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Jay Slater 'killed instantly' as more details about death in Tenerife emerge
Police said "everything is pointing" to the body being Jay's - and initial evidence suggests he tragically died after an "accidental fall".
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