Five People Indicted in Connection With Liam Paynes Fatal Fall

Argentine authorities have indicted five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires in October.Three of those indicted are employees of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel where Mr.Payne died, according to a statement from the local prosecutor’s office.A toxicology report from tests taken after an autopsy said that Mr.

Payne, 31, had cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant in his system when he died on Oct.16, according to the local prosecutor’s office.

The statement suggested that his death was not a suicide because of the determination that Mr.Payne fell while in a state of unconsciousness.

The autopsy indicated that the singer died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.”The five people were indicted on Dec.27 by the investigating judge, Laura Bruniard, who noted that footage from the hotel showed that Mr.

Payne was unable to care for himself.In indicting the defendants, Judge Bruniard has decided to proceed toward a trial based on evidence collected by the prosecutors.Now, under Argentina’s legal system, the defendants’ lawyers may appeal that decision before a prosecutor decides to request a trial after considering all of the evidence.The hotel’s manager, Gilda Martin, and its chief receptionist, Esteban Grassi, as well as a friend of Mr.

Payne’s, the businessman Rogelio Nores, are accused of being negligent in regards to the singer’s death.The charge they each face, negligent homicide for a professional, carries a sentence of one to five years in prison in Argentina.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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