New details surrounding Liam Payne's death have been released by authorities.
The one direction member died on October 16th at the age of 31 due to a
fatal fall from a third story balcony at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel in Buenos
Aires Argentina. Shortly before the singer's passing staff at the hotel had
called police to report his destructive behavior. According to a transcription
of the call obtained by Telemundo from local media in Argentina, the caller
told the police operator we have a guest who is over indulged in drugs and
alcohol. Well, when he is conscious, he breaks, he's breaking the whole room.
The caller from the hotel who identified himself as the head of
reception did not mention pay by name but noted he had been staying at the
hotel for two or three days and asked that the police sent someone please.
The caller also expressed concern for Liam's safety. He told authorities we
need someone to be sent to us urgently because, well, I don't know if he is at
risk. The guest is in a room that has a balcony. We are a little afraid that he
might do something life threatening The call from the hotel had been placed
minutes before Payne's fall from the balcony. According to a release from
the Argentina National Prosecutor's Office, the release added that by the
time authorities and medical help arrived, Payne had already fallen from
the balcony of his room and died on the spot due to the severity of his
injuries. Payne's official cause of death was determined to be poly
traumatism with internal and external hemorrhage after an autopsy was
performed on the night of October 16th. According to officials additionally, as
officials investigate the one direction of lum's fatal fall, they've uncovered
substances inside the room that at first glance and pending confirmation
from the experts would be narcotics and alcoholic beverages. According to an
October 17th release from the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's
Office number 14, translated from Spanish. Investigators said they found
several destroyed objects and furniture in the hotel room as well. Officials
added that their investigation will aim at reconstructing the circumstances of
Payne's fatal fall as well as determining the possible involvement of
third parties in the events prior to the victim's death. Investigators said
they found no defensive wounds or injuries that would suggest the
intervention of third parties. They noted in their press release that
Payne's injuries suggest that he did not adopt a reflex posture to protect
himself and that he could have fallen into a state of semi or total
unconsciousness. Payne had been in the Argentine capital with his girlfriend,
Kate Cassidy, who returned to the United States prior to his death.
According to her Tik Tok, she has not publicly spoken out about his passing
though Payne's family said they were heartbroken by the tragic loss. The
former one direction band members including Harry Styles, Niall Horan
Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson released a joint statement, October 17th after
the star died writing in a statement released on Instagram quote were
completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing.