Official statements detail circumstances surrounding Payne’s death at hotel. The Former One Direction Member died in Argentina
Sky correspondent Daniel Henry has been discussing some of the details surrounding Liam Payne’s death last night.
“The statements that we’ve got from the police and the ambulance service give us a little bit more detail about what happened,” he says.
“The statement from the ambulance service, who went to attend the call, they say that they arrived there within six minutes of receiving the call.
“They say they found a person lying on the internal patio at Casa Sur, that’s the hotel that they were staying in.
“They found the injuries that he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. They say that there was no possibility of resuscitating him.
“There are also reports from people who had heard a loud bang in the courtyard shortly before a body was discovered.
“All of these details – very, very distressing for the family and friends of Liam Payne, who will be waking up this morning in disbelief that someone that they loved now is no longer with us.”
Daniel cites police statements that say they had been called to the hotel after reports of “an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol”.
“The autopsy obviously has not been completed yet, so at this stage, we don’t know what, if anything, was in his system,” he says.
“But as I say, the key thing here, just this loss of life; 31 years old, such a young age, and someone who is a father, leaving behind a young son.”
Liam Payne autopsy shows star died of multiple injuries sustained in fall
Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office has said. An autopsy showed that the pop star’s head injuries were sufficient to cause death.
An ongoing investigation – including the interview of five witnesses in an attempt to reconstruct the 31-year-old musician’s final hours – indicated that he was alone at the time of the fall. Substances were seized from Payne’s hotel room indicating alcohol and drug consumption.
The former member of One Direction died on Wednesday at 5pm local time. Guests at the Casa Sur hotel told the Guardian that they heard banging and shouting for hours before Payne fell.
Photos purporting to show Payne’s room in disarray, published in local news and online, were believed to have been taken by hotel employees, sparking a backlash about journalistic ethics.
Payne’s family said in a statement that they were “heartbroken” by his death. “Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.”
