CNN —Three people have been charged in Argentina for crimes related to the death of Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
The British pop star, who was 31, died on October 16 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The late singer had alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant in his system before his death, according to the prosecutor’s statement.
The first individual is someone whom authorities believe spent time with Payne “on a daily basis” during his visit to Buenos Aires.
Payne’s cell phone also underwent a “forensic extraction,” and authorities were able to analyze calls, text messages, chats in messaging and social media apps, the prosecutor’s office wrote.
Persons:
Liam Payne, ”, Payne, Payne “, Liam Payne's, Payne rocketed, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik
Organizations:
CNN, Correctional Prosecutor’s, ”, CasaSur Palermo, CNN Investigators
Locations:
Argentina, British, Buenos Aires, South America
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