The investigation into Liam Payne’s death continues.
On Wednesday, Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office announced a press release Three suspects – “a man who accompanied the artist daily while he was living in downtown Buenos Aires,” a hotel employee and an alleged drug dealer – have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of the late One Direction singer in Buenos Aires. Allegations have been made.
“The headquarters of the Public Prosecutor’s Office received several dozen testimonies, including from hotel employees, family members and friends, medical professionals, biochemists and psychiatrists,” according to the release.
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Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of singer Liam Payne. (Getty Images)
Additionally, over 800 hours of video footage from various hotel security cameras and other people on public streets was reviewed, as well as the contents of Payne’s cellphone, including calls, messages, and chats on messaging applications and social networks.
According to the release, prosecutors “analyzed testimony, video recordings, messages, documents, invoices, social networks and other elements including communications.” At least four supplies of narcotics from third parties were “conclusively proven” to have been addressed to Payne during his stay at the Casa Sur Hotel between October 13–16.
The first person to be charged, the man who “accompanyed the artist on a daily basis during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires”, was charged with the crime of desertion of a person and then death, the release said.
“The second defendant is a hotel employee who must answer for two proven supplies of cocaine to Liam Payne during the period of his stay at the hotel, and the third, also a drug supplier, apparently during two other periods. Is accused of supply on 14th October.
A preliminary autopsy revealed that Payne died “as a result of a fall from the balcony of the third-floor hotel room” where he was staying. (Getty Images)
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Both were charged with the offense of supplying narcotics.
Payne died on October 16 after falling from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room. Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo where he was living,” according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcello Roma.
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Authorities confirmed that Payne died just after 5 p.m. at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo district, located on Costa Rica Street. An employee called the emergency line asking for help for a guest who was “under the influence of drugs and alcohol and who had destroyed some items in the room.”
Three suspects have been charged in connection with Payne’s death. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Buenos Aires police said they found Payne’s hotel room “completely in disarray” with “various items broken”. According to the Associated Press, scattered among their belongings were packs of clonazepam (commonly sold under the brand name Klonopin and which works as a central nervous system depressant), energy supplements and other over-the-counter medications. were found. Forensic teams also reported that a whiskey bottle, lighter and cellphone were recovered from the interior courtyard where Payne’s body was found.
According to Wednesday’s release, “The results of toxicology studies – already communicated to his family – showed that, in the moments before his death and at least over the course of his final 72 hours, Payne He presented only traces of polydrug use of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant in his body. This conclusion was reached after a complete toxicology analysis on urine, blood and vitreous humor was done in a very short period of time.”
Additionally, the release states, “The lack of defense or self-preservation in the fall, coupled with other relevant data due to his consumption, allows us to conclude that Liam Payne was not fully conscious or paying attention.” Were going through a situation of qualified shortage.” or the abolition of consciousness at the time of the Fall.”
The autopsy was reportedly completed and concluded and “delivery of the body to Geoff Payne, father of the deceased” was made last weekend.
Payne had a child with his ex-girlfriend, 7-year-old son, Bear. Cheryl Cole,
The investigation is ongoing, according to the release, adding: “Beyond the evidentiary strength achieved so far (scene, registry, medical, scientific, documentary, telephone, testimonial, etc.), the investigation must continue, because, other procedures “Unlocking the victim’s personal netbook – which has been broken – and other devices seized in the investigation is still underway.”