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3 people charged in connection with death of former One Direction member Liam Payne
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3 people charged in connection with death of former One Direction member Liam Payne

Three people face charges in connection with the matter Death of former One Direction member Liam PayneHe died last month after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel room in Buenos Aires. Associated Press reports.

According to the news, the suspects, whose identities have not been officially disclosed, are accused of “abandoning the person and subsequently resulting in death” and “supplying drugs and facilitating their use”. They are prohibited from leaving Argentina.

The report stated that Payne, who was known internationally as a member of the popular music group, died due to multiple injuries and external bleeding, according to autopsy results.

Argentinian prosecutors ruled out Payne’s suicide and believed he may have been unconscious at the time of the fall, adding that the results of the singer’s toxicology examination showed “traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants” in his body before he died. The report said:

Authorities believe Payne was alone at the time of the fall, but prosecutors allege one of the suspects was frequently seen with the former boy band star during his visits to Buenos Aires, while the other was a hotel employee who allegedly supplied Payne with cocaine during his visit. to stay. The report claimed that the third person was a drug dealer.

Payne, 31, was found dead on the interior veranda of the CasaSur Palermo hotel. Eyewitnesses told TMZ Following the incident in which Payne fell from his room just after 5pm on Wednesday, October 16th.

Starring Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson as One Direction, the band took off after placing third on the British version of the music competition show “X Factor” in 2010.

The band rose to international fame through extensive touring and five studio albums released from 2011 to 2015; all of which peaked at number one or two in the US and UK and reached the top 10 worldwide.

The group disbanded in 2016 as the members pursued solo careers.