Sander Stadegaard News Today

The first week of evidence in the coronial inquest into the disappearance of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez cast doubt on theories he fell from a cliff near Byron Bay Lighthouse.

On the day he went missing, May 31, 2019, childhood friend Lou Gymorey and Theo Hayez exchanged messages about the fact one of his favourite bands, U2, was soon touring Australia.

Two English backpackers who attended Cheeky Monkeys nightclub with Theo Hayez were this morning asked about a mysterious bearded man who approached them inside the club.

Two security guards from the Byron Bay nightclub Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez was ejected from on the night he went missing admit they may have been mistaken about his level of intoxication.

Laurent Hayez, the father of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, stormed out of the inquest into his sons disappearance during testimony by a security guard yesterday.

Video shown on day three of the inquest into his disappearance revealed Theo Hayez in deep conversation with a Dutch backpacker while making a bizarre search on his phone.