Maeve Bidonde, Staff Writer
Liam Payne passed away on October 16th after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina. He was 31 years old at the time and leaves behind a seven year old son Bear. Liam Payne got his start as part of the band One Direction before moving onto a solo career after the band broke up.
AP News writes that the authorities raided the Casa Sur hotel and seized computer hard drives and hotel camera footage along with other items. Payne passed away from internal and external injuries from a fall from a third-floor balcony. Twenty-five injuries were reported on his body. His body was found in the hotel’s internal courtyard.
The initial investigation reveals that Payne was alone and going through a breakdown due to substances. Police found substances in his hotel room as well as destroyed furniture and objects. In a preliminary toxicology report it was discovered Payne had pink cocaine in his system prior to his death. Pink cocaine is a mixture of several drugs including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and other drugs.
His former bandmates and other celebrities have since expressed how devastated they are about his death. Payne was in Argentina to attend former bandmate Niall Horan’s show in Buenos Aires on October 2nd. His girlfriend, American Influencer Kate Cassidy left after the show and Payne stayed behind. Payne shared videos of the two of them singing along in the stands together at the show. A hotel employee who is believed to have provided Payne with drugs on the day he passed was interviewed by the police but no charges have been filed as of now and they have not been arrested.
Nicole Scherzinger, who was one of the masterminds behind One Direction, reunited with Liam Payne when they were tapped to star in the upcoming Netflix series “Behind the Band.” She recently broke her silence on his death on Instagram. “Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and treasure the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, right up until just a few weeks ago.” The Pussycat Dolls frontwoman wrote Thursday on Instagram. Scherzinger enjoyed working with Payne up until he passed away. The singer’s death comes as a shock to not only the world but his family.
His mother Karen Payne and his sisters Ruth and Nicola have expressed their heartbreak over their loss. His father Geoff Payne is currently in Buenos Aires making arrangements to bring Payne home once his body is released after a complete autopsy. According to ABC News hotel officials called the authorities for help. “You need to send someone with urgency because I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger because he is in a room with a balcony, and we are afraid he could do something that threatens his life,” the worker told emergency services. Authorities arrived seven minutes later to find Payne’s body and pronounce him dead. At this time the world remembers Liam Payne and all he accomplished in his life that was cut short.
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