Three people have been arrested in connection with the shocking death of singer Liam Payne.
Nearly a month after a former One Direction student died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel room, authorities have charged three people they believe contributed to the tragedy. Played a role in.
The names of the suspects have not been released.
But we can confirm through a press release sent by the Office of the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor of Argentina that they have all been accused of abandoning a person and then causing his death; As well as supply and facility of narcotics.
According to the same release, “Payne was not fully conscious or experiencing a significant reduction or loss of consciousness at the time of the fall.”
As previously reported, a preliminary autopsy revealed that Payne had pink cocaine and other drugs in his system at the time of his death.
While an official toxicology report is still pending, Payne’s official cause of death was reported as “multiple trauma”, meaning multiple traumatic injuries internally and externally.
Late last month, we first heard that local police were investigating How Payne was found to have drugs both on his person and in the hotel room.
Now, following Payne’s death, “illegal conduct was discovered, leading to three people being charged with crimes,” the above release states.
One of the suspects is “a man who accompanied the artist on a daily basis while he lived in the city of Buenos Aires.”
The second suspect is a hotel employee accused of supplying cocaine to Payne, and the third is an alleged “drug supplier”.
Payne was in Buenos Aires to support former bandmate Niall Horan, who performed at the Movistar Arena in early October.
He then chose his traveling girlfriend Kate Cassidy to accompany him on the hike, although she moved in a few days before Payne passed away.
A November 7 release from authorities in Argentina stated that in the moments before his death and over the period of at least his final 72 hours, Payne “had polydrug use of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system.” Was.”
This is all very sad.
“I don’t even know where to start. My heart is broken in a way that I can’t express in words. Cassidy previously addressed Payne directly, writing, “I want you to see the massive impact you’ve had on the world, even if it feels very dark right now.”
“You brought so much happiness and positivity to everyone – millions of fans, your family, friends and especially me. You love me so incredibly…
“You are – because I can’t say Were – My best friend, the love of my life and everyone you touched felt as special as I did.
“Your energy was infectious, lighting up any room you walked into…
“None of this feels real, and I can’t wrap my head around this new reality of you not being here. I’m struggling to know how to live alone in this world without you. Together, we have to be children again, always finding happiness in the small things…
“You will always be with me. “I’ve got a guardian angel.”