Liam Payne’s cause of death revealed in preliminary autopsy

Liam Payne’s autopsy revealed that the One Direction singer died from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.”

Payne died on Wednesday October 16 as a result of “the fall he suffered from the balcony of the room on the third floor of the hotel in the Buenos Aires district of Palermo where he was staying”, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office. No. 16, provisionally led by Marcelo Roma. He was 31 years old.

According to the report, the circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation as it was a “questionable” death, although it appears Payne was alone at the time of the fall and the musician ” was going through something of an epidemic resulting from drug addiction. “

Authorities confirmed Payne died after 5 p.m. at the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo neighborhood on Costa Rica Street. An employee called for help for a guest who was “under the influence of drugs and alcohol and who had destroyed some items in the room.”

Upon arrival, authorities discovered that “Payne had previously fallen from his bedroom balcony and died at the scene due to the severity of his injuries.”

Buenos Aires police said they found Payne’s hotel room “in disarray” with “various broken items.” Packets of clonazepam (commonly sold under the brand name Klonopin and acts as a central nervous system depressant), energy supplements and other over-the-counter medications were found scattered among his belongings, according to the Associated Press. Forensic teams also reported that a bottle of whiskey, a lighter and a mobile phone were recovered from the inner courtyard where Payne’s body was found.

His body was then transferred to the Judicial Morgue, where an autopsy was carried out between 9:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Forensic doctors requested histopathological, biochemical and toxicological analyzes.

“At this point, analysis of stomach contents, alcohol and blood toxins, vitreous humor, bile, nasal swab and urine was necessary to determine alcohols and toxins,” the report said.

Forensic experts found 25 injuries “consistent with those caused by a fall from height,” according to the autopsy. They also noted that “the craniocerebral injuries were sufficiently adequate to cause death, while internal and external hemorrhages of the skull, thorax, abdomen, and limbs contributed to the mechanism of death.”

Upon investigation of Payne’s hands, no defensive injuries were confirmed. Additionally, due to the position in which the body was left and the injuries caused by the fall, the report stated that “it is presumed that Payne did not adopt a reflex position to protect himself and that he ‘is perhaps precipitated into a state of semi-rest’. – or total unconsciousness.”

“We need you to send someone urgently because, well, I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger,” the employee said in a call via Reuters. “He has a room with a balcony. Well, we’re a little worried he’s going to do something that puts his life in danger.”

Alberto Crescenti, head of the state’s emergency medical system, told Argentina’s Todo Noticias television channel that Payne fell in a courtyard at the CasaSur hotel in Palermo and declined to provide further information about the accident. incident, reported the Associated Press.

Crescenti also told Todo Noticias that authorities were investigating the circumstances and an autopsy would be carried out. Local media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend One Direction member Niall Horan’s concert.

In 2008, Payne was discovered by Simon Cowell while auditioning for “The X Factor” when he was 14 years old. Although he was cut, he returned to the show two years later and joined Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson to form a group. super group who then placed third in the competition.

One Direction signed Cowell after “The X Factor” and became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

The group gained worldwide fame with their hits, including “What Makes You Beautiful”, “Story of My Life” and “Best Song Ever”. The group released five chart-topping albums in five years after appearing on “The X Factor” and embarked on four world tours.

Payne had one child, seven-year-old son Bear, with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.

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Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to [email protected].