Liam Payne Died From Fall Injury, 3 People Arrested and Charged in Connection to His Death

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A lawsuit was filed against 3 people regarding the death of the ex-person One way member Liam PayneHe died in Argentina on October 16.

As reported by access point, Argentine prosecutor Andrés Madrea charged three suspects in Payne’s death. according to statement of the prosecutorPublished on 7 November, illegal conduct was uncovered in which “three individuals were accused of abandoning and subsequent death of a person” and “drug supply and facilitation”.

The names of the suspects were not disclosed. The prosecution stated that the first of the defendants was someone who “accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires”; the second is a hotel employee who police say supplied Payne with cocaine twice during his stay at the hotel, and the third is accused of supplying the singer with drugs.

November 7 statement The cause of Liam Payne’s death has also been revealed. Based on the completed toxicology report, the injuries seen at the autopsy, and the police investigation, the prosecution concluded that Payne’s death was not the result of any form of intentional self-harm. The singer passed away He fell from the balcony of his room on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

According to the prosecutor’s statementForensic experts concluded that Payne’s death was caused by “polytrauma” injuries “as a result of falling” from a balcony. Toxicology tests performed after Payne’s death revealed “traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants” in the singer’s body. Examiners and the prosecution concluded that Payne “was not fully conscious or suffered a visible loss of consciousness or unconsciousness” at the time of his death, which “may have inhibited the singer’s defensive reflexes upon his fall.”

As a result, the prosecution ignored Stating that there was “the possibility of conscious or voluntary action”, he also rejected “physical intervention of third parties” as the cause of death.

Fans of Liam Payne took to the streets of Palermo and took to social media to mourn together following news of his death in mid-October. Payne’s One Direction bandmates shared a joint statement He said they were “completely devastated” and needed time to “get over the loss of our brother”. Each member also shared their own personal tributes.

Payne’s former partner, Cheryl Cole, shared a statement criticizing “disgusting” tabloid news from his death. “I implore you to consider what some of these reports do other than cause further harm to anyone left behind who is picking up the pieces,” Cole wrote. “Before you leave a comment or make a video, ask yourself if you would want your own child or family to read them. Please give Liam the little dignity he left behind in his death so he can finally rest in some peace.”

First appeared on: Teen Vogue

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