Liam Payne died Oct. 16 as a « result of the fall » from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, according to the prosecutor’s office in Argentina.
Fans around the world have been mourning the sudden death of One Direction member Liam Payne.
Payne died Oct. 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.
The musician was part of the boy band One Direction, which also featured Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. The group was formed by Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger after the boys auditioned separately on « The X Factor. »
After five chart-topping studio albums and four world tours, One Direction announced an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects in 2016. Payne had embarked on his own journey, releasing one solo studio album, two extended plays and 14 singles before his death.
Here’s what to know:Authorities have released Liam’s preliminary autopsy results
Payne died Wednesday as a « result of the fall he suffered from the balcony of the third floor room of the hotel in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo where he was staying », according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcelo Roma.
The autopsy report claimed Payne died from « polytrauma » and « an internal and external hemorrhage. »
According to the report, circumstances surrounding his death are still being investigated as « dubious », although it appeared Payne had been alone when the fall occurred and that the musician was « going through some type of outbreak resulting from substance abuse. »
Forensic experts reported finding 25 injuries « compatible with those caused by falling from a height », according to the autopsy report. They also noted that « craniocerebral lesions were adequate enough to cause death, while internal and external hemorrhages in the skull, thorax, abdomen and limbs, they contributed to the mechanism of death. »
Payne’s toxicology report has not been released at this time.Frantic hotel staff called 911 before fatal fall
Hotel staff called 911 minutes before Payne fell from the hotel balcony. The « Teardrops » singer was allegedly « breaking the whole room » while intoxicated, according to a recording of the call, which was obtained by Reuters.
« We have a guest who is intoxicated by drugs and alcohol.
