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Liam Payne's toxicology results reveal new details about his death

Liam Payne's toxicology results reveal new details about his death

New details have been revealed about Liam Payne's death on October 16.

On Thursday, November 7, a press release from the National Criminal and Penitentiary Prosecution Office No. 14 revealed that the former One Direction member's toxicology results were available and shared with his family.

According to the press release translated from Spanish, Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 31, had traces of “alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants” in his body in the 72 hours before his death.

“This conclusion was reached following full toxicology testing of urine, blood and vitreous humor,” the press release said.

On October 21, sources confirmed to ABC News that a partial autopsy revealed that Payne had “multiple substances in his body” at the time of his death. According to ABC's report, one of the substances found was “pink cocaine,” a recreational drug that generally contains a combination of methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA — and not necessarily cocaine — according to the National Capital Poison Center.

The sources also told the outlet that “an improvised aluminum pipe” used to ingest drugs was found in Payne's hotel room.

The same news release Thursday said three people were arrested and charged in Argentina in connection with Payne's death after a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony.

The suspects are accused of abandoning a person and then killing them, as well as providing and arranging narcotics. However, they were not named.

After Payne fell from the balcony and died, “unlawful conduct was uncovered, resulting in three individuals being charged with the crimes,” the release said.

One of the suspects is “the person who accompanied the artist daily during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires.” A second suspect is a hotel employee accused of supplying Payne with cocaine, and a third is a suspected “drug supplier.” .

Prosecutors also said in the news release that “self-harm of any kind and/or physical interference by third parties” have been ruled out as factors in his death.

A forensic doctor concluded that Payne's death was caused by “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding” as a result of the fall, the release said.

Based on the relevant data collected, prosecutors also concluded that the “Strip That Down” singer “was not fully conscious or in a state of noticeable unconsciousness or unconsciousness at the time of the fall.”

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