Drug dealer speaks out for the first time about spending his last hours with Jay Slater.

Ayub Qassim and Jay Slater, two individuals from different walks of life, crossed paths in a chance encounter that would ultimately lead to tragedy. Jay, a 19-year-old British teenager, had befriended Qassim and spent his final hours with him in Tenerife before his untimely death. Now, six months after the incident, Qassim has come forward to share his side of the story in a podcast with The Central Club.

Qassim, who hails from Barking, east London, opens up about that fateful day in June when he and Jay left a music festival in Playa de las Américas and drove back to an Airbnb. Despite being wrongly implicated in Jay's death and having served time in jail for a drug-related offense in the past, Qassim maintains his innocence and expresses his condolences to Jay's loved ones.

In the podcast, Qassim reveals that after dropping off their third companion, he and Jay spent the rest of the night at the Airbnb. They even shared a kebab before going to bed around 6.45am. Qassim recalls giving Jay some essentials like a phone charger, blanket, towel, and cigarettes before they both drifted off to sleep. However, things took a turn in the morning when Jay started expressing concerns about Qassim and his friend to his other friends via text.

Around 8am, Jay asked the owner of the holiday let, Ofelia Medina Hernandez, about the next bus to take him back to Tenerife. Despite her attempts to convince him to stay and rest, Jay left and embarked on a long journey back on foot. Witnesses confirm seeing him walking before he went missing. It wasn't until almost a month later that Jay's body was found in an inaccessible area, and it was determined that he had passed away from an accidental fall.

Qassim, who was cleared of any involvement in Jay's death, is still reeling from the tragic events and expresses his thoughts on the situation in the podcast. He apologizes for not being able to provide any leads as a "foreign suspect" and speaks fondly of his brief encounter with Jay. The podcast serves as a reminder of the fragility of life and the unforeseen consequences of our actions.

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