Three people have been detained in connection with the death of Liam Payne, who died after a fall from the balcony of his third floor room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16. Payne was 31.
Andrés Esteban Madrea of the Buenos Aires National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office requested the three individuals’ deposition and arrest in a 180-page indictment submitted by Judge Laura Graciela Bruniard. They announced in a statement on Thursday, November 7 that the three individuals had been charged with abandonment leading to death and the supply and facilitation of narcotics, adding that nine searches had been conducted and the accused had been notified of the charges.
Per the Argentinian publication La Nacion, a friend of Payne’s – who identified himself as his manager — was charged with abandonment for not getting in touch with Payne’s family following his drug relapse. In addition, a maintenance worker at the hotel where Payne was staying, as well as an alleged drug dealer, have been charged with various crimes in relation to the investigation into the death of the artist.
According to CNN, a preliminary autopsy report shows that Payne died from multiple injuries causing “internal and external hemorrhage.” Drug paraphernalia was found in Payne’s hotel room, and a toxicology report shows that “pink cocaine” (which typically mixes methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA), as well as cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack was found in his system.
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