Cheryl on “indescribably painful” death of Liam Payne: “Please give Liam the little dignity he has left”

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Cheryl has spoken about the “indescribably painful” death of her ex-partner Liam Payne, and urged people to “give Liam the little dignity he has left”.The solo artist and former One Direction member died on Wednesday (October 16), following a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.The Argentine prosecutor’s office has revealed that the 31-year-old’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Now, Cheryl, who was in a relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018 and who shares a 7-year-old boy named Bear with the late singer, has shared a personal message on Instagram urging the media and the public to allow him to “rest in some peace at last”.A post shared by Cheryl (@cherylofficial)“As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being,” she wrote.“Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7 year old son.

A son that now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.“What is troubling my spirit the most is that one day Bear will have access to the abhorrent reports and media exploitation we have seen in the past two days,” she continued. “It is breaking my heart further that I cannot protect him from that in his future.”Alongside a black-and-white photograph of Payne and Bear together, Cheryl added: “I am begging you to consider what use some of these reports are serving, other than to cause further harm to everyone left behind picking up the pieces.