Two months after Liam Payne's death, an Argentine judge on Monday confirmed charges against five people in connection with the British singer's death, according to the Associated Press.
A judicial official confirmed that two people had been ordered to be placed in preventive prison – a form of pretrial detention – on charges of supplying the One Direction singer with drugs.
Payne died on October 16 “as a result of a fall from the balcony of his third floor hotel room.” Buenos Aires The neighborhood of Palermo where he resided,” according to the Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcelo Roma. He was 31 years old.
Argentine officials confirmed the arrest of five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne in October. (Mike Marsland)
Authorities confirmed that Payne died after 5 p.m. at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo area, located on Costa Rica Street. A staff member called the emergency line to request assistance for a guest who was “under the influence of drugs and alcohol and had damaged items in the room.”
Liam Payne, ONE DIRECTION singer, has died at the age of 31
An official confirmed that one of the people sentenced to preventive detention was a hotel employee, while the other was a waiter whom Payne met at a restaurant. Both suspects are reportedly facing drug supply charges and will have to appear before a judge.
Three additional people were charged with manslaughter, including two hotel managers and a businessman who was with Payne in Argentina. Prosecutors filed charges in November.
A preliminary autopsy showed that Payne died “as a result of a fall from the balcony of the third floor room.” (Getty Images)
Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office announced in a press release last month that “dozens of testimonies were received at the headquarters of the Public Prosecutor's Office, including from hotel staff, family members, friends, medical professionals, biochemists and psychiatrists.”
In addition, more than 800 hours of video footage from various hotel security cameras and others on public roads was reviewed, as well as Payne's mobile phone content, including calls, messages and conversations on messaging apps and social media networks.
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According to the statement, the prosecution “analyzed testimonies, video recordings, letters, documents, invoices, social media networks and communications, among other items.” It has been “conclusively proven” that at least four supplies of drugs from third parties were intended for Payne during his stay at the Casa Sur Hotel between 13 and 16 October.
Payne dated singer Cheryl Cole for about two years. The former couple have one son, Bear. (Getty Images)
The Associated Press reported that Initial toxicology results It showed the 31-year-old died from cocaine in his system. The prosecution ruled out the possibility that Payne died by suicide.
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The final toxicology results are still pending and are not expected to be announced for weeks, but the preliminary report “suggested evidence of cocaine exposure,” one official explained to the outlet before confirming that the preliminary results were not an accurate reading of the amount ingested. It was in his blood when he died.
Additionally, the official spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity. The preliminary autopsy report, released in October, revealed that One Direction singer He died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.”
Payne had one child, 7-year-old Bear, with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.
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