A body found in Tenerife has been confirmed as missing teenager Jay Slater, a court spokesperson has said.

Officials in Spain say the injuries suffered were compatible with a fall from a cliff.

A post-mortem, carried out on the body discovered on Monday, confirmed that the fingerprints matched those of Slater.

Human remains were located in the area where the 19-year-old vanished last month.

A statement reads: "We have a positive identification and more data: fingerprint tests show that the body is that of Jay Slater and that the death was caused by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area."

A spokesman for the Civil Guard confirmed yesterday that "the lifeless body of the young man" was found in Rural de Teno national park.

The 19-year-old vanished in Tenerife on June 17 after he set off to walk back to his accommodation on the Spanish island.

Slater's possessions including his phone, clothes and personal documents were found alongside his body.