Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne was alone when fall occurred and was 'having some sort of outbreak' due to substance abuse
ok.co.ukFormer One Direction star Liam Payne tragically lost his life due to multiple traumas and "internal and external haemorrhage" after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel, according to a post-mortem examination report.The incident is currently under investigation by Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No 16 as an "inconclusive death", following the findings of the report.
Devastated by the loss, the star's family expressed their profound grief in a statement to the PA news agency through a spokeswoman: "Liam will forever live in our hearts and we'll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul." The prosecutor's office said five witnesses were questioned in order to reconstruct what happened on October 16 at the CasaSur Hotel in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires.
Emerging details suggest that hotel staff made two emergency calls, with recordings indicating a request for help for a guest who was "intoxicated by drugs and alcohol".
Upon arrival, police and emergency services discovered Liam dead at the scene, and his remains were subsequently moved to the judicial morgue.
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