Argentinian authorities have provided an update regarding the investigation into Liam Payne’s death, confirming that his body has not yet been returned to the UK.
Payne suffered a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week, and was pronounced dead on the spot.
Reports indicate that the former One Direction member had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at the time of his passing on October 16.
This substance is believed to be a mixture of methamphetamine, ketamine, and MDMA.
The police are now probing the 31-year-old’s death, revealing today (October 22) that toxicology reports are still pending. This means it remains uncertain how much of the drug was present in his system.
As a result, Payne’s body cannot yet be sent back to his family in the UK until these reports are completed.
Geoff Payne, Liam’s father, is in Argentina receiving updates from authorities on their investigation into the circumstances leading to the ‘Get Low’ singer’s sudden death.
According to Sky News, Andrés Esteban Madrea communicated to Mr. Payne that the toxicology and histopathology exams are not finished.
Additionally, Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No 16 has announced that they are investigating the matter as an ‘inconclusive death’.
The office stated that five witnesses have been interviewed to reconstruct the events at the CasaSur Hotel in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires.
It has been reported that hotel staff made two emergency calls, with the audio revealing a request for help for a guest who was allegedly ‘intoxicated by drugs and alcohol’.
Upon arrival, police and emergency services found Payne deceased at the location, and his body was subsequently moved to the judicial morgue.
The prosecutor’s office remarked that the musician was alone at the time of the fall and seemed to be experiencing ‘some kind of outbreak due to substance abuse’.
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