On Thursday, the Argentine Public Prosecution revealed that the former member of the band “One Direction” Liam Payne He consumed alcohol and cocaine and took antidepressants before his death last October 16, noting that three people were accused of providing him with narcotic substances.
She explained Public Prosecution In a statement, “The results of toxicology tests that were previously sent to Payne’s family showed that large quantities of alcohol, cocaine, and antidepressants were present in his body in the moments before his death and during at least the last 72 hours of his life.”
“Payne was not fully conscious.”
Liam Payne died at the age of 31, as a result of “multiple traumas” and “internal and external bleeding” after falling from the balcony of his room in a Buenos Aires hotel, where he had been staying for a few days. Jeff Payne, the late singer’s father, accompanied his son’s body during its transfer from the Argentine capital to England on Wednesday.
The Public Prosecution also confirmed the preliminary results of the autopsy, which indicate that the injuries found on the victim’s body are identical to those resulting from a fall, indicating that the hypotheses of self-mutilation or “physical interference by third parties” have been ruled out.
The autopsy showed that “there were no defensive wounds on Payne’s hands, and that all wounds were vital and occurred simultaneously.”
The autopsy report concluded, based on these injuries and the body’s position on the ground, that “Payne did not assume a reactive position to protect himself (during the fall) and that he may have fallen into a state of semi-consciousness or complete unconsciousness.”
On Thursday, the Public Prosecution confirmed this hypothesis, stating that “Payne was not fully conscious or was experiencing a significant loss or loss of consciousness when he fell.”
Three people were charged
The Public Prosecution indicated that the investigation into the causes of death through examining cell phones and computers, video clips from security cameras, searching the hotel room, and “statements from a number of witnesses in order to reconstruct what happened in the victim’s last hours and the course of events,” led to the issuance of an indictment. Three people were charged with selling drugs and refraining from helping a person in a weak state.
The prosecution did not specify the names of the accused, but explained that the person who accompanied Liam Payne daily during his stay in Buenos Aires was accused of providing narcotic substances and “refraining from helping a person in danger of death,” a crime punishable by imprisonment for a period ranging between 5 and 15 years.
One of the hotel employees was charged with “providing cocaine twice to Liam Payne during his stay,” while a third person is charged with “supplying drugs twice at two different times on October 14.”
In a video clip published in 2023 on his YouTube account, Payne admitted that he had entered a specialized center to quit alcohol addiction, and said: “I have become a person I no longer know. And I am sure that you no longer know me either.”
His death caused a wave of grief among me His fans around the world.
Payne became famous in 2010 thanks to the band “One Direction”, which was formed through the “The X Factor” talent program, before it became one of the most profitable boy bands in the world.
In 2016, the band released its fifth and final album, “Made in the AM,” and in the same year announced a break, but did not officially describe it as a breakup.
Each member of the band then went on to pursue their own solo career, achieving varying degrees of success. Liam Payne released his first album, “LP1”, in 2019. Last year, he announced that he was preparing a second album, and released a new song in March 2024. He was the father of a child who is currently seven years old.
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