Death of Liam Payne: new development in the investigation, a new man arrested

A new twist has occurred in the investigation into the death of Liam Payne in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A 24-year-old man was recently arrested by local authorities. He allegedly supplied drugs to the late singer.

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• Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died after falling from his hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires.
• Liam Payne's manager, the hotel director and his front desk manager are charged with negligent homicide, risking up to five years in prison.
• The investigation reveals that Liam Payne had asked for drugs and alcohol before his death, raising questions about the responsibility of the accused.

Former member of the famous group One Direction. Liam Payne died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room. Located on the third floor of a Buenos Aires establishment in Argentina. For the moment, the singer's manager is accused of negligent homicide. As are the hotel manager and his reception manager. This is a similar charge to that of involuntary manslaughter in the United Kingdom. If they are found guilty, they face up to five years in prison.

Still in the context of the investigation into the death of Liam Payne. A hotel employee and a local waiter have been accused of supplying drugs to the victim. The two men could thus be sentenced to 15 years in prison. In addition, a new arrest in connection with this case has recently taken place. This time, it is a 24-year-old man who has been arrested.

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Death of Liam Payne: arrest of a new suspect accused of supplying him with drugs

According to police sources cited by AFP. The suspect is accused of supplying drugs to the British singer. He allegedly delivered cocaine to him 48 hours before his fatal fall. His home has since been searched. Also according to local authorities, the man in question remained nearly five o'clock in Liam Payne's hotel room that day.

Until now, “Three of the accused were charged without pretrial detention with involuntary manslaughter. And the other two for the crime of supplying drugs” with provisional detention, as indicated by the Buenos Aires prosecutor's office. In addition, the judge in charge of the case revealed that the late singer had “required” drugs and alcohol during his stay at the hotel.

The singer was “unable to stand” a few hours before his death

The magistrate recently spoke about Liam Payne's final hours before his tragic death at the age of 31. She revealed in particular that the former star of the group One Direction was “unable to stand” before his death. The judge also specified that the musician should have been left in a safe place. Instead of being put in danger by being taken to his room after consuming alcohol and drugs.

“I believe that they did not act maliciously in regarding the singer's death. But they were reckless in facilitating his transfer to his room by taking him there“, the magistrate in charge of the case said. “They created a legally unacceptable risk and Liam Payne's death was the result. He tried to climb onto the balcony, fell into the chasm and died“, she finally concluded.