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jay slater‘s mother has stepped up her campaign for new laws to tackle this online troll,
Debbie Duncan has received the support of her local Labor MP Sarah Smith in pushing for “Jay’s Law” to protect grieving families from abuse.
Ms Duncan’s 19-year-old son Jay Slater died after going missing tenerife In June 2024.
lancashire A man had consumed drugs and alcohol on a night out and attempted to make the 14-hour walk to his villa the next morning.
About a month later his body was found in a steep ravine.
Mr Slater’s disappearance triggers massive search operation Many conspiracy theories about his death,
An inquiry later in 2024 Concluded that his death from head injuries was accidentalThis led to the conclusion that he had lost his balance fell into the ravine,
Ms. Duncan said mirror: “I have been accused of all kinds of things – they say we knew why he was going to Tenerife and that he was going to be involved in selling drugs.
“That we covered up his murder, that it was all a conspiracy and the GoFundMe was fake and that he was going to resurface again.
“One content creator even said: ‘How do you know it’s Jay who was in the coffin? He needs to be dug up.’
“It’s sad. They don’t know anything about our family or us, but they’re allowed to say what they want.”
She is calling for a new law to better regulate social media.
Ms Duncan said: “The people who do this hide behind screens, but what they say has real consequences for real families. I’m campaigning for J’s Law because something has to change. Families must be allowed to grieve in peace without having to endure any more pain.
In September, Ms Duncan launched an official parliamentary petition calling for a new “Jays Law”, supported by Sarah Smith, her local MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden.
The two women are now working together to call a cross-party meeting of MPs and ministers to discuss how Jay’s legislation can be brought forward.
Labor MP Ms Smith said: “We cannot allow grieving families to become the targets of abuse and lies every time a tragedy occurs.”
The campaign comes as a Channel 4 documentary examines the problem of “tragedy trolling”.
called Jay Slater’s disappearanceIt shows how the families of Nicola Bulley and Madeleine McCann have also been targeted by online speculation and trolls.