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Liam Payne, the 31-year-old former One Direction singer, tragically died on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Key Details
- Cause of death: Multiple traumatic injuries
- Location: Casa Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires
- Fall occurred around 5:07 PM local time
- Autopsy revealed 25 injuries consistent with a significant height fall
- Preliminary reports suggest he may have been unconscious during the fall
- Five people have been charged in connection with his death:
- Hotel manager
- Receptionist
- Payne's representative
- Two additional hotel employees charged with drug-related offenses
- A 911 call revealed hotel staff reported Payne as potentially intoxicated
- Toxicology reports are still pending
- UK inquest opened on December 17, 2024
- Funeral was held on November 20, attended by family and former bandmates