Liam Payne’s Death: Five People Are Under Investigation, Including Someone Close to Him — Details
New information has surfaced weeks after Liam Payne’s untimely death, implicating five people in an inquiry, including a close relative. The investigation reveals startling details that add to the mystery as speculation about what happened before his deathly fall grows.
Former One Direction member Liam Payne, who was adored by millions of people around the world, passed away on October 16 at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to reports, Payne’s actions escalated that fatal evening, causing increasing pandemonium for the CasaSur hotel staff. One of the two emergency 911 calls made by a receptionist stated that a visitor had “taken too many drugs and alcohol” and was “trashing the entire room.”
When the receptionist answered a second phone a few minutes later, she warned that the visitor’s life “may be in danger.” Unsettlingly, the receptionist suggested that only medical people be sent when asked if the police should also arrive in conjunction with emergency medical services (SAME).
“No, it’s exactly the same. According to reports, they said, “Just the SAME.” Help came too late in spite of these distress signals. Payne died as a result of a severe skull injury and other traumas, including external and internal damage.
According to preliminary inquiries, Payne might have been trying to flee his room over the balcony while appearing to be in a panic.
Alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant were later found in his system, according to toxicology reports, which probably caused him to lose consciousness.
Experts further hypothesized that Payne’s judgment and motor skills might have been compromised by a substance-induced psychotic episode brought on by the combination of alcohol and drugs.
Payne did not “adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself,” according to the authorities, indicating that he was either partially or completely unconscious at the time of the fall.
Because of this discovery, authorities have ruled out the chance that Payne acted voluntarily or purposefully, instead attributing the incident to the drugs he was taking.
The investigators stated, “For the prosecution, this situation would also rule out the possibility of a conscious or voluntary act on the part of the victim since, in the state he was in, he did not know what he was doing and could not understand it.”
The legal system in Buenos Aires consequently promptly began a thorough investigation into Payne’s death’s circumstances.
Gilda Martín, the manager of CasaSur, Ezequiel Pereyra, the head of the reception, Esteban Reynaldo Grassi, a hotel security guard, and two other people, Braian Paiz and Payne’s close friend Roger Nores, have all been named as suspects.
Formally, the CasaSur manager and head of the receptionist, who was still employed at the CasaSur hotel at the time of writing, were charged with “wrongful death.”
According to Argentine law, this word refers to careless or incompetent actions that cause another person to die. Prosecutors claim that the fatal result may have been caused in part by their conduct, or inaction.
Payne’s friend Nores is being investigated for allegedly abandoning someone and then dying, a grave accusation that he vigorously disputes. According to court documents, Nores might not have given Payne the support he needed when he needed it.
The singer’s condition may have deteriorated as a result of the other defendants’ alleged facilitation of drug usage. Interrogations of the five have been scheduled for mid-December after they were summons to court.
“Since there is sufficient reason to suspect that they have participated in the investigated act, we ask that the following people give a statement,” said the document.
Suspects are given the option to make statements or to exercise their right to silence by the legal system. The presiding judge will decide whether to proceed with the charges, dismiss them, or demand more proof after these sessions.
Additional levels of complexity in the case have been disclosed by court records that Rolling Stone was able to get. Prosecutors were accused by Payne’s friend’s legal team of “serious irregularities,” including failing to examine important CCTV evidence from a camera close to the location where the singer collapsed.
Concerns over the openness and integrity of the inquiry were also raised by the filing, which claimed that the prosecutor had a private meeting with the hotel restaurant manager who had access to the video.
“Given everything shown, it’s clear that there has not been a serious, profound, nor, at least until now, a serious investigation,” according to the legal team’s statement.
Additionally, new information on the events leading up to Payne’s fall has surfaced. According to reports, the receptionist was worried that Payne may try to scale the balcony when he called 911.
According to reports, security footage from the day of his death showed Liam looking extremely drunk and making a scene in the hotel lobby before staff intervened to calm him down.
The musician allegedly rejected attempts to lock him in his room, telling staff that if he was confined, he would try to escape via the balcony.
At the time of his death, the singer was dating Kate Cassidy, a model and influencer. Cassidy has reportedly stated that she has no intention of pursuing any claims on Payne’s inheritance, which includes a multimillion-dollar fortune, despite the fact that the couple was not married.
Since they weren’t married and he has a son, she says she won’t be claiming anything from his estate. “She can’t claim it,” a buddy disclosed.
“Obviously, [Payne’s passing] results in a financial hardship, but her grief isn’t related to the money; rather, it stems from the loss of Liam. In contrast, the money is irrelevant. However, she will need to relocate and reorganize, and she will have to find a new residence while she recovers,” they continued.
At a private funeral service that was attended by his parents, other loved ones, and former members of One Direction, Cassidy was present when the late singer was laid to rest.
Fans and family members of Liam Payne are grieving his untimely death. Even while his legacy and music go on, the search for responsibility and the truth is far from ended.
Payne’s memory continues to serve as a moving reminder of the transience of life and the lasting influence of his artistry even as investigators attempt to piece together the whole story.
