Several people have reportedly been charged in connection with this Liam PayneDeath at the age of 31.
According to A Local news outlet In Argentina, five charges were brought. Payne's friend Roger Norris Among those facing manslaughter charges, along with Esteban Graciereceptionist at Casasur Hotel Palermo, and head of hotel security Gilda Martin.
Brian BaezA bartender and CasaSur employee Ezequiel Pereira They were accused of Allegedly supplying drugs Payne before his death, according to the report. All five defendants were summoned to appear before court.
The news broke that November Three charges were laid In connection with Payne's death. The Public Prosecution announced at the time that the three people were charged with abandonment leading to death and supplying and facilitating narcotic substances. Statements and arrests were requested in the 180-page indictment, which details attempts to “reconstruct the days Payne spent” at the CasaSur Palermo hotel.
HUGO/MEGA investigators are searching for answers regarding what led to Liam Payne's death. On October 16, 2024, the former One Direction member fell to his death from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31 years old. Translated press release from the Argentine Attorney General dated November 7, 2024, (…)
Nine raids were conducted in the city of Buenos Aires, and investigators collected testimony from hotel staff, family, friends and medical professionals. More than 800 hours of footage from security cameras and other public cameras was reviewed during the investigation. Prosecutors found “clear evidence of at least four instances of third party supply of drugs and other facilitation of addictive consumption by Payne's immediate circle during his stay at the hotel between October 13 and 16.”
Payne was found dead on October 16 after falling from the hotel's third-floor balcony. The initial autopsy indicated “multiple trauma.” Payne's cause of deathincluding bleeding in his chest, skull and abdomen, and several drugs were also reportedly found in his system. The incident was not ruled a suicide.
Norris previously spoke about His alleged involvement In Payne's death, he says to Daily Mail in November that he “never gave up” on the former One Direction singer. “There were more than 15 people in the hotel lobby talking and joking with him when I left. I never imagined something like this would happen. “My heart is truly saddened by this tragedy, and I miss my friend every day,” he added.
Earlier this month, Norris reportedly filed a complaint alleging that the CasaSur Palermo hotel did not properly protect Payne during his stay. “There was a world-famous person staying with clear signs of being in a drug-induced crisis at that very moment, and they weren't even making an effort there to make up for their legal omission of having a 24-hour doctor,” read documents obtained by TMZ.
Norris claimed that the hotel manager was aware that Payne was intoxicated and argued that the doctor should have been present from the time the singer arrived. He also accused staff of doing nothing to help Payne before his fatal fall.
Liam Payne's boyfriend, Rogelio “Roger” Norris, accuses the CasaSur Palermo hotel of playing a role in the singer's death. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Norris filed a complaint stating that the Hotel Argentina should be included in the investigation into Payne's death, claiming that the hotel did not properly provide security for Payne during[…]
In a subsequent lawsuit He got it Rolling StoneNorris testified about Payne's history of drug abuse. He added: “I was a friend whom I loved very much, and I helped him with everything I could, and I spent my own money to help him, and even then it was not enough.” “I do not consider that I deserve the accusations directed against me.”
Norris claimed Payne had previously been “on the verge of death” after an accident in September 2023 that left him hospitalized in Milan. He was allegedly hospitalized twice more in London that year.
Norris claimed that “specialists had to resort to resuscitation maneuvers to save his life, without his family or friends being able to do anything to avoid these situations or help him.”
Payne was buried in England one month after his death. He is survived by his parents, sisters, and son Bear, whom he shared with his ex-wife Cheryl Cole.
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