Mother of Jay Slater’s best friend says trolling has made life a ‘nightmare’ as search continues [Video]

A friend of missing British teen Jay Slater has condemned the online trolling that she said has added to their “living nightmare”.

Rachel Hargreaves, 34, is the mother of the missing 19-year-old’s best friend Brad and has travelled out to Tenerife where Jay went missing on June 17.

Ms Hargreaves is assisting Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan as they search for the missing teenager after he failed to return to his accommodation while out on holiday. 

But their search has been blighted, she said, by online trolling – including by one who impersonated her mother who died eight months ago. 

She said the troll had set up a Facebook account in her mother’s name, using an old picture and had added her as a friend, also sending a message to Brad saying, “I miss you”.

“We’re living the worst …