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Liam Payne's Tragic Accident Confirmed

January, 09, 2025-04:05

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Liam Payne's Tragic Accident Confirmed

Payne was staying at the Casa Sur hotel in south America when he fell to his death after a drink-drug binge on October 16. Fans across the world were stunned by his sudden death and an outpouring of grief culminated in a touching funeral attended by musical royalty and all of Payne's former bandmates. His medical cause of death has now been announced to be a term which means a person has multiple traumatic injuries to their body. A hearing, which Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court said was held on December 17, was told it may take 'some time' to ascertain exactly how the 31-year-old died.

Five people have been charged over Payne's death in Argentina after he fell from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel. The hotel's manager, a receptionist and a friend of Payne have been charged with \ Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office previously said in a statement. They are reported to be hotel manager Gilda Martin, receptionist Esteban Grassy and Payne's friend Roger Norse. Two other people have been charged over the supply of drugs.

Norse is accused of manslaughter for having allegedly 'abandoned him to his luck knowing that he was incapable of fending for himself and knowing that he [Liam] suffered from multiple addictions', court documents show. Two others, hotel employee Ezequiel Pereira and waiter Brayan Pays, have been charged with supplying cocaine. The inquest into Payne's death in the UK has been adjourned until a pre-inquest review on November 6, the coroner's court said.

His medical cause of death was confirmed by Dr Roberto Victor Cohen as meaning multiple traumatic injuries. The hearing was also told Payne, who was described as a 'singer and entertainer' during the hearing, was formally identified 'with the assistance of the funeral directors in Buckinghamshire. ‘Payne was one of five members of hit boyband One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. The band were formed on Simon Cowell's The X Factor before becoming an international sensation. They split in 2016 after Zayn decided to leave the band. 

Payne struggled with drink and drugs after the split but successfully became sober at a rehab clinic in 2023.However by the night of his death he had relapsed and consumed alcohol and drugs, reports suggest. He was seen hanging around the hotel lobby, smashing up his laptop and introducing himself to fans in the hours before his death. He was eventually taken up to his hotel room by three people but is thought to have accidentally fallen after becoming unconscious. After his death was announced, Payne's father flew out to Buenos Aires to identify his son ahead of his repatriation back to the UK.