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3 people arrested and charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, Argentine authorities say
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3 people arrested and charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, Argentine authorities say

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of singer Liam Payneannounced the Argentine prosecutor in a press release Thursday, November 7.

Prosecutor Andres Madrea’s office said in a statement that during the investigation into Payne’s death, “illicit behavior was discovered, from which three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of drugs.

The former One Direction member fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.

A person who accompanied Payne daily during his stay in Buenos Aires is accused of abandoning a person after his death, according to Madrea’s statement.

British singer Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, died on Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, Buenos Aires police announced.
Forensic doctors remove the body of British singer Liam Payne from the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 16, 2024. Luis Robayo / AFP – Getty Images

A hotel employee is accused of supplying Payne with cocaine twice while he was staying at the hotel, the statement said, and a third person is accused of supplying drugs to the singer twice during his stay on October 14.

They are both charged with supplying narcotics, for two acts each, Madrea said.

Toxicology reports showed that in the 72 hours before his death, Payne had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system, according to the district attorney’s office.

This is a developing story, please check back for updates.

This story was originally published on NBCNews.com.