{"id":38114,"date":"2024-11-07T20:03:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/3-people-arrested-charged-in-argentina-in-connection-to-former-one-direction-singers-death\/07\/11\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:03:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:03:30","slug":"3-people-arrested-charged-in-argentina-in-connection-to-former-one-direction-singers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/3-people-arrested-charged-in-argentina-in-connection-to-former-one-direction-singers-death\/07\/11\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"3 people arrested, charged in Argentina in connection to former One Direction singer&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The investigation surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/one-direction-singer-liam-payne-cause-death-revealed-preliminary-autopsy-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Liam <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/one-direction-singer-liam-payne-cause-death-revealed-preliminary-autopsy-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Payne's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Payne&#8217;s<\/a> death continues to unfold.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Argentina&#8217;s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscales.gob.ar\/fiscalias\/muerte-del-musico-liam-payne-la-fiscalia-imputo-a-tres-personas-por-abandono-de-persona-seguido-de-muerte-suministro-y-facilitacion-de-estupefacientes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a press release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a press release<\/a> that three suspects \u2014 &#8220;one who accompanied the artist daily during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires,&#8221; a hotel employee and an alleged drug dealer \u2014 have been arrested and charged in connection to the late One Direction singer&#8217;s death in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, &#8220;several dozen testimonies were received at the headquarters of the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office, including from hotel staff, family members and friends, medical professionals, biochemists and psychiatrists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/one-direction-liam-paynes-initial-toxicology-results-revealed-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:One Direction Liam Payne's Initial Toxicology Results Revealed: Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>One Direction Liam Payne&#8217;s Initial Toxicology Results Revealed: Report<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LS1sztRQYvUbK6SfkDh2Jg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/e9f9f81f7d9d8edd2b8a07fc89de9ce9\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One Direction singer Liam Payne wears black shirt on red carpet.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9WYmAnOPHxQGnK.TzM.8hA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/e9f9f81f7d9d8edd2b8a07fc89de9ce9\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding singer Liam Payne&#8217;s death.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, more than 800 hours of video footage from various hotel security cameras and others on public roads were reviewed, as well as the content of Payne&#8217;s cellphone, including calls, messages and chats on messaging applications and social networks.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, the prosecution &#8220;analyzed testimonies, video recordings, messages, documents, invoices, social networks and communications, among other elements.&#8221; At least four supplies of narcotics from third parties were &#8220;conclusively proven&#8221; to have been addressed to Payne during his stay at the Casa Sur hotel between Oct. 13-16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first person accused, someone who &#8220;accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires,&#8221; was charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second defendant is a hotel employee who must answer for two proven supplies of cocaine to Liam Payne during the period he was at the hotel, and the third, also a drug supplier, is accused of two other clearly proven supplies during two different times on October 14.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1mycBJMeaOYqrhAXOH31zA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/2a361f06a004b89730783c887ea69530\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Liam Payne poses for a portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zWrQlmXHHmvvyJNz.8chjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/2a361f06a004b89730783c887ea69530\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Payne poses for a portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zWrQlmXHHmvvyJNz.8chjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/2a361f06a004b89730783c887ea69530\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A preliminary autopsy showed Payne died as a &#8220;result of the fall he suffered from the balcony of the third floor room of the hotel&#8221; where he was staying.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both were charged with the crime of supplying narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>Payne died on Oct. 16 as a &#8220;result of the fall he suffered from the balcony of the third floor room of the hotel in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/regions\/south-america\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buenos Aires;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>Buenos Aires<\/u><\/a> neighborhood of Palermo where he was staying,&#8221; according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor&#8217;s Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcelo Roma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities confirmed Payne died after 5 p.m. at the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, located on Costa Rica Street. An employee called the emergency line to ask for help for a guest who was &#8220;under the influence of drugs and alcohol who had destroyed some objects in the room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bHhIBey688vJxADn2nfN9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/eea25ec6bce41b7957a790630ac2fc64\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Liam Payne attends The Fashion Awards 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/svCPWStVOyjwjA4shW4rLQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/eea25ec6bce41b7957a790630ac2fc64\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Payne attends The Fashion Awards 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/svCPWStVOyjwjA4shW4rLQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/eea25ec6bce41b7957a790630ac2fc64\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Three suspects have been charged in connection with Payne&#8217;s death.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Buenos Aires police said they found Payne\u2019s hotel room &#8220;in complete disarray&#8221; with &#8220;various items broken.&#8221; Packs of clonazepam (commonly sold under the brand name Klonopin and which works as a central nervous system depressant), energy supplements and other over-the-counter drugs were found strewn among his belongings, according to The Associated Press. Forensics teams also reported that a whiskey bottle, lighter and cellphone were retrieved from the internal courtyard where Payne\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wednesday&#8217;s release, &#8220;the results of the toxicological studies \u2014 already communicated to his family \u2014 revealed that, in the moments prior to his death and in the period of at least his last 72 hours, Payne only presented traces of polydrug use of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant in his body. This conclusion was reached after complete toxicological analyses on urine, blood and vitreous humor, carried out in a very short time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the release states, &#8220;the lack of defense or self-preservation reflex in the fall, together with other relevant data due to his consumption, allow us to conclude that Liam Payne was not fully conscious or was going through a state of noticeable decrease or abolition of consciousness at the time of the fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The autopsy was reportedly completed and concluded and &#8220;the delivery of the body to the father of the deceased, Geoff Payne&#8221; was carried out last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Payne had one child, a 7-year-old son, Bear, with ex-girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/one-directions-liam-payne-and-partner-cheryl-welcome-baby-boy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cheryl Cole;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>Cheryl Cole<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Per the release, the investigation is ongoing, stating: &#8220;Beyond the evidentiary forcefulness that was achieved so far (visual, registry, medical, scientific, documentary, telephone, testimonial, etc.), the investigation must continue, since, among other procedures, the unlocking of the victim&#8217;s personal netbook \u2014 which is broken \u2014 and other devices seized in the investigation are still ongoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Tracy Wright and The Associated Press contributed to this post.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/liam-payne-3-people-arrested-charged-argentina-connection-former-one-direction-singers-death\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liam Payne: 3 people arrested, charged in Argentina in connection to former One Direction singer's death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Liam Payne: 3 people arrested, charged in Argentina in connection to former One Direction singer&#8217;s death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/liam-payne-3-people-arrested-214146516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The investigation surrounding Liam Payne&rsquo;s death continues to unfold. 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