The 19-year-old vanished while partying on the island of Tenerife 15 months ago, sparking a social media frenzy and a flurry of conspiracy theories when his criminal past was unearthed View 4 Images Jay was found dead a month after he vanished (Image: Family Handout/LBT Global/PA)

The heartbroken family of Jay Slater insist he did not strike anybody as they addressed his involvement in a machete attack. Jay was one of eight teenagers sentenced for violent disorder for a "cowardly" attack on a 17-year-old boy. ‌

Victim Tom Hilton suffered a split skull when he was attacked by a gang of youths with weapons , including a machete, golf club and axe in Rishton, Lancs., 2021. He told a court he was forced to run for his life through before he was set upon by the gang. ‌

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