An preliminary toxicology report has discovered former One Course star Liam Payne had cocaine in his physique on the time of his dying, based on an Argentine official.
The 31-year-old pop star died after he fell from a third-floor balcony on the Casa Sur Resort in Buenos Aires, Argentina, final Wednesday.
A preliminary toxicology report handed to native prosecutors instructed proof of publicity to cocaine, the official stated.
They confused the preliminary outcomes don’t provide an correct studying of how a lot of the drug was circulating in his blood when he died.
The ultimate toxicology outcomes will not be anticipated to be made public for a number of weeks.
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Geoff Payne visited the resort the place his son died. Pic: Reuters
Argentine investigators discovered what gave the impression to be narcotics and alcohol strewn round damaged objects and furnishings in Payne’s resort room, main the general public prosecution to surmise he had suffered a substance abuse-induced breakdown across the time of his fall.
The prosecution stated Payne may have been in a state of “semi or total unconsciousness” when he fell from his resort balcony. Payne suffered “extremely serious injuries” after touchdown within the courtyard of the CasaSur Resort, police stated.
Minutes earlier than his dying, the resort’s desk supervisor advised a 911 operator there was “a guest drunk with drugs and alcohol” who was “breaking everything in the room”.
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One Course in 2010. Pic: Rex Options
The singer, who achieved international fame with boy band One Course, had acknowledged battling alcoholism, saying in a YouTube video posted in July 2023 that he had been sober for six months after receiving therapy.
The singer had flown to Buenos Aires to attend a live performance by his former bandmate Niall Horan on the Movistar Area earlier this month.
Horan, together with different former One Course members Harry Types, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, put out an announcement saying they had been “completely devastated” following Payne’s dying, whereas Simon Cowell – who mentored the band on The X Issue and later signed them to his Syco label – stated he was “truly devastated” and felt “empty”.
Women Aloud singer Cheryl, who was in a relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018, and had a son, Bear, with him in 2017, additionally spoke of her heartbreak on Friday and hit out at “abhorrent” studies surrounding his dying.
In a joint assertion, Payne’s household stated they had been “heartbroken” by his dying, including: “Liam will forever live in our hearts, and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul”.
Payne’s father, Geoff, had flown to Argentina to rearrange the return of his son’s physique to the UK, which Argentine authorities count on to launch subsequent week.
