Overview

• Home Office pathologist and toxicology experts confirmed Slater had head injuries consistent with a fall and traces of cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy and alcohol in his system
• Detective Chief Inspector Rachel Higson presented phone-location data showing Slater left the holiday flat at about 7:45 am and his device went offline at 8:51 am when the battery died
• Via video link, Ayub Qassim said Slater was coherent and elected to catch a bus rather than stay at the Airbnb, while Lucy Law detailed his panicked final call from a remote mountain area and Brad Hargreaves admitted the group “might have took it a bit too far” with drink and drugs
• Coroner’s officer Alice Swarbrick confirmed two key witnesses remain untraced despite last-ditch summonses, prompting the July 24 resumption to secure their evidence
• Senior coroner Dr James Adeley will deliver his verdict on July 25, deciding whether Slater’s fatal plunge was a tragic accident