Jay slater's message to pal about stolen rolex after getting 'kicked out'

JAY HAD ALLEGEDLY STOLEN A £12000 ROLEX WATCH FROM SOMEONE WHILE OUT ON THE STRIP IN TENERIFE BEFORE HIS DISAPPEARANCE, SPARKING SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TEEN 12:38, 21 May

2025Updated 14:48, 21 May 2025 Jay Slater's inquest has heard a message from the tragic teen where he said he had stolen a watch and was trying to sell it. Jay, who went missing in

Tenerife on June 17, 2024, and was found a month later after a huge search, had flown to the island to attend a music festival with friends. Detective Mark Williams-Thomas previously

confirmed Jay had allegedly told friends he'd stolen a £12000 Rolex watch from someone while out on the strip in Tenerife. READ MORE Jay Slater inquest issues explanation on death and

'important' injury update This event, coupled with other factors, had been a point of discussion and speculation regarding Jay's whereabouts. The inquest heard a message Jay

had sent to Josh, who met Jay and his friends at Manchester airport before flying to Tenerife and swapped numbers before meeting at the festival, in relation to claims Jay had stolen a Rolex

watch worth £12,000 before his disappearance. Josh claimed Jay was trying to sell him the watch for '10 quid', clarifying that meant in slang £10,000, not £10. The message from

Jay read: "Ended up getting thrown out with two Mali kids, just took an AP [expensive watch strap] off somebody and was on the way to sell it." The inquest was also read a message

from Jay's phone between 5.03am and 5.52am on the morning he went missing saying: "Just took a £12k Rolly off some **** off to get 10 quid for it now." Josh also told the

inquest Jay had sent him a picture showing 'knives down his trousers' and said it was captioned 'in case it kicks off'. Jay was found after a month-long search on the

island of Tenerife after going missing while on holiday last year on June 17. He had been attempting to walk back to his accomodation after spending the night at an Airbnb after attending a

music festival. Article continues below The apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had reportedly missed his bus and was trying to make it back to his accomodation which was

hours away.