Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed months after One Direction star fell from hotel balcony
Liam Payne's cause of death has been confirmed as "polytrauma" in a UK inquest.
The news comes months after the One Direction star fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16, 2023. He was 31.
Dr Roberto Victor Cohen confirmed the singer died of polytrauma, a generic medical term used to describe multiple traumatic injuries sustained to a person's body and organs.
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Liam Payne died when he fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16, 2023. He was 31. Getty
It comes after a hearing at Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court on December 17 was told it could take "some time" to formally ascertain the Payne's cause of death.
"Whilst there are ongoing investigations in Argentina into the circumstances of Liam's death, over which I have no legal jurisdiction, it is anticipated that procuring the relevant information to address particularly how Liam came by his death may take some time through the formal channel of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office," Senior Coroner Crispin Butler said during the hearing, per BBC.
The inquest into Payne's death in the UK has been adjourned pending a pre-inquest review on 6 November.
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The patio of the hotel where former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a balcony the previous day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) AP
A preliminary toxicology analysis in November found the singer had multiple drugs in his system at the time of his death.
The prosecutor's office in Argentina said races of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant were found in Payne's body and his cause of death was determined to be "multiple trauma" and "internal and external haemorrhage".
The prosecutor's office also said the possibility that Payne consciously or voluntarily fell had been ruled out.
Five people in Argentina were later charged in connection to Payne's death in December.
Three people were charged with manslaughter: Gilda Martin, the manager of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel where Payne died; Esteban Grassi, a receptionist at the hotel; and Roger Nores, who was Payne's friend.
Two others were charged with supplying drugs: Ezequiel Pereyra, who worked at the hotel; and Braian Paiz, a waiter.
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The inquest into Payne's death in the UK has been adjourned. AP
Payne's funeral was held in Buckinghamshire, England on November 20, 2023.
His former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik all attended alongside Payne's partner Kate Cassidy and his ex Cheryl, which whom he shares a son.
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