Liam Payne did not kill himself, prosecutors claim singer was ‘not fully conscious’ during fatal fall

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Liam Payne’s death did not happen by suicide, clarified the prosecutors. 

The investigators working on the late singer’s death ruled out that Payne died by suicide in a press release on Thursday, November 7. 

During the Thursday briefing, the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office in Argentina said that they ruled out the chance of his death by suicide after coming to the conclusion that he was likely unconscious during his fatal fall from the third-storey balcony.

Liam Payne was 'not fully conscious' during fatal fall

Liam Payne’s death came as a shock to his fans when it was reported that the former One Direction member fell to death from his third-floor hotel room balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16. He was 31.

But prosecutors have ruled out suicide as there was a lack of “self-preservation reflex” during his fatal fall. 

The prosecutors combined the information with “other relevant data” about his drug consumption to come to the conclusion about the ‘Strip That Down’ singer’s death. 

The British singer’s toxicology report revealed the amount of drugs he consumed before his death, which in turn helped the prosecutors to determine that Payne was "not fully conscious” or was in a state of “decrease or loss of consciousness". Thus, the investigators concluded that Payne did not fall intentionally. 

Moreover, according to the press release, the situation would “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 nor could he understand it,” per Page Six. 

According to the outlet, the ‘Night Changes’ singer’s toxicology report revealed his usage of pink cocaine before his death. It is a type of drug cocktail typically mixed with ecstasy, ketamine, caffeine and a psychedelic. 

Moreover, photos from his hotel room also showed drug paraphernalia scattered all over a table, including clonazepam - which is used for epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms or panic disorders.

The outlet, which quoted from the original Spanish report translated to English, further reported that the prosecutors determined the singer was alone in his hotel room during his fall, thus ruling out the chances of anyone pushing him from the balcony as well.

Three people have been charged in Liam Payne’s death

Despite the recent developments, three people have been charged in connection to Liam Payne’s untimely death, owing to the suspects’ alleged illegal activities acting as catalysts in the tragedy. 

The prosecutors charged Payne’s “friend”, whose identity though not disclosed, is reportedly identified as his manager. The “friend” is charged with abandonment for allegedly not fulfilling his duty of care. 

The man is charged for reportedly failing to pick up the police officers’ calls when they tried to inform him about the singer’s death. He also allegedly failed to inform Payne’s family about his relapse. 

The police charged another unnamed hotel employee and an alleged drug dealer for supplying Payne with narcotics.