BUENOS AIRES — Three folks have been charged in reference to the loss of life of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Path who died after falling from the balcony of his resort room in Buenos Aires final month, Argentine prosecutors stated Thursday.
Prosecutor Andrés Madrea charged the three suspects, whose identities weren’t revealed, with the crimes of “abandonment of an individual adopted by loss of life” and “supplying and facilitating the usage of narcotics,” the prosecutor’s workplace stated. Madrea additionally requested their arrest to guage Laura Bruniard, who dominated the three can’t depart the nation.
Payne fell from his room’s balcony on the third ground of his resort within the upscale neighborhood of Palermo, within the Argentine capital. His post-mortem stated he died from a number of accidents and exterior bleeding.
Prosecutors additionally stated that Payne’s toxicological exams confirmed that his physique had “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant” within the moments earlier than his loss of life.
Investigators stated hours after Payne’s loss of life that he was by himself when he fell. The prosecutors’ workplace stated one of many folks charged was typically with the singer throughout his time in Buenos Aires. The second is a resort staffer who allegedly gave Payne cocaine throughout his keep between Oct. 13 and 16. And the third is a drug supplier.
The costs bear some resemblance to the U.S. circumstances stemming from the loss of life of “Pals” star Matthew Perr y a 12 months in the past. The actor’s private assistant and a longtime buddy are amongst these charged with serving to provide him with ketamine within the remaining months of his life, main as much as his overdose on the anesthetic.
Three younger males have been equally charged within the opioid-overdose loss of life of rapper Mac Miller in 2018.
One Path was among the many most profitable boy bands of latest occasions. It introduced an indefinite hiatus in 2016 and Payne — like his former bandmates Zayn Malik, Harry Types, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson — pursued a solo profession.
The singer had posted on his Snapchat account that he traveled to Argentina to attend Horan’s live performance in Buenos Aires on Oct. 2. He shared movies of himself dancing along with his girlfriend, American influencer Kate Cassidy, and singing alongside within the stands. Cassidy had left Argentina after the present, however Payne stayed behind.
