Pop singer and former One Direction star Liam Payne has died from a number of traumas and inside and exterior bleeding after falling from a third-floor lodge balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentine officers introduced Thursday.
This was said by the National Criminal and Corrective Prosecutor’s Office of Argentina in a declaration in Spanish that authorities discovered substances that seemed to be medication in Payne’s room in addition to proof of alcohol and drug use.
Investigators interviewed 5 witnesses — three lodge employees and two ladies — to create a timeline of Payne’s remaining hours, the assertion mentioned. According to police, witnesses had been with Payne in his lodge room final Wednesday however had left the property when he fell.
Payne died on Wednesday night, Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency well being system, confirmed to native media. The British singer died from accidents sustained within the fall, with none risk of resuscitation, Crescenti mentioned in Spanish. He was 31 years outdated.
The incident is being investigated as a “uncertain demise,” typical protocol in Argentina, officers mentioned Thursday. Payne seemed to be alone and underneath the affect of medication when he fell, the assertion mentioned. Local police who inspected his lodge room famous “varied destroyed objects and furnishings”, together with a destroyed tv display, in addition to medication and alcohol.
Medical examiners requested a toxicology report, with outcomes anticipated sooner or later, and forensic consultants discovered no proof of defensive accidents or foul play, the assertion mentioned.
Pablo Policicchio, spokesman for the Ministry of Security of the municipality of Buenos Aires, mentioned Wednesday that Payne “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.” He mentioned police have been dispatched to the lodge in response to an emergency name relating to an “aggressive man who could also be underneath the affect of medication or alcohol.” Police upon arrival heard a thud and located Payne’s physique within the lodge courtyard, Policicchio mentioned.
Police gathered exterior the Buenos Aires lodge the place Liam Payne was discovered useless on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor balcony.
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The prosecutor’s workplace decided from the place of Payne’s physique and his accidents that he “didn’t undertake a reflexive posture to guard himself and that he might have fallen right into a state of semi- or complete unconsciousness,” the officers added within the assertion. Thursday. The musician’s physique was transported to the morgue, the place medical doctors carried out the post-mortem between 9.45pm and 11.05pm on Wednesday, native time.
Payne died two weeks after arriving in Argentina to attend One Direction singer Niall Horan’s October 2 live performance. He had been touring with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, however she left Argentina earlier this week.
Payne, identified amongst One Direction followers as a quieter member of the group, was finest identified for his position within the world phenomenon “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.” He has carried out alongside Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles. In 2016, a 12 months after Malik’s departure from the group, One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus whereas its members pursued solo careers.
Payne launched his first single, “Strip That Down,” that includes rapper Quavo in 2017 and has continued to collaborate with artists together with French Montana, Ed Sheeran and Charlie Puth. His solo releases embrace “Bedroom Floor” and his most up-to-date single, “Teardrops,” launched in March. “LP1,” launched in December 2019, was Payne’s solely solo album.
The singer has spoken brazenly about his wrestle with substance abuse, detailing a 100-day keep in rehab in a YouTube video from July 2023.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
