What did we learn from the inquest into the disappearance of 18-year-old Theo Hayez in Byron Bay?
Evidence from family members left the coroner in tears
Theo Hayez's family. Back: Lisa Hayez , Laurent Hayez , Jean-Philippe Pector , Félix Pector. Front: Morgane Pector, Lucas Hayez , Vinciane Delforge , Jacqueline Jourquin .His disappearance remains a mystery and, with celebrity town Byron Bay in the mix, one that has proven irresistible to the media.How did Theo find himself alone at 11pm?
They ran searches on five key locations, including the cricket nets near the Byron Bay Youth Centre, where digital data shows he spent seven minutes.A map of Theo Hayez's movements, based on mobile phone data. Counsel Assisting the Coroner, Kirsten Edwards, told the court that just minutes later, at 1.02am, something happened.Theo's phone stopped receiving data from Telstra phone towers, either because it was suddenly out of range or because it was switched off or put into flight mode.The handset remained in roughly the same area, until its battery presumably ran out, but it has never been found.
Detective Senior Constable Parker told the inquest he believed Theo was dead because his bank and social media accounts had not been used since he went missing.Could it have been suicide?Theo was by all accounts happy and optimistic about life, and excited to start his next chapter studying engineering back in Belgium.
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