Three charged in relation to death of One Direction singer Liam Payne
Liam Payne's death stunned many fans, who gathered outside the hotel after hearing the news.
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Three people have been charged over the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne.
Payne died last month after he fell from a third-floor hotel balcony.
The three were charged with supplying him with drugs and one of them was also charged with abandoning a person in a vulnerable state.
Three people have been charged over the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne, according to the Argentina Prosecutor's Office.
The 31-year-old British musician was found dead last month after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Authorities said in a statement Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system when he died.
The prosecutors added the people charged were someone who was close to the singer, a hotel employee and a suspected drug dealer.
They were charged with supplying him with drugs and one of them was also charged with abandoning a person in a vulnerable state.
"The results of the toxicological studies which have been communicated to his family revealed that, in the moments prior to his death and over a period covering at least his last 72 hours, Payne had traces of polydrug use of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his body," the prosecutors said.
An autopsy found he died after sustaining "multiple traumas" and "internal and external hemorrhaging" from the fall.
The prosecution said that the investigation had revealed "illegal conduct".
It did not provide the names of those charged.
It said one of the three had accompanied him on a daily basis during his stay in Buenos Aires and was charged with abandoning a person who later died as well as supplying him with narcotics.
Payne died on October 16 after falling from his hotel balcony.
The second suspect was a hotel employee accused of twice supplying Payne with cocaine while he was staying at the CasaSur.
A third person is also accused of supplying him with the drug on October 14, two days before his death.
The prosecution ruled out self-harm and the "physical intervention of third parties" as the cause of Payne's death and said the injuries he sustained were compatible with those caused by a fall from a height.
"Payne was either not fully conscious or was in a state of markedly diminished or absent consciousness at the time of the fall," the report added.
Outpouring of grief
Payne had attended a concert of his former bandmate Niall Horan in early October in Buenos Aires.
His death sparked an outpouring of grief from fans of the boy band, with crowds gathering outside the hotel mourning the singer and placing candles in a makeshift vigil.
Payne rose to global fame as part of the pop band One Direction, alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
The band was formed on the British version of music reality show X Factor in 2010.
Payne went on to a solo career after One Direction and released his debut album in 2019 called LP1.
He released his LP Teardrops in March.
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