A UK inquest has confirmed the medical cause of death for Liam Payne as 'polytrauma,' indicating multiple injuries. Investigations are ongoing in Argentina to determine the exact circumstances leading to his death. Hotel staff and his friend have been charged with manslaughter.
Liam Payne's medical cause of death has been confirmed as 'polytrauma' in the opening of a UK inquest. Dr Roberto Victor Cohen confirmed his medical cause of death was 'polytrauma' — a term used to describe a person's body and internal organs having sustained multiple injuries. Senior Coroner Crispin Butler told the hearing, held on December 17, it would take 'some time' to formally confirm what led to the 31-year-old's death.
'Whilst there are ongoing investigations in Argentina into the circumstances of Liam's death … it is anticipated that procuring the relevant information to address particularly how Liam came by his death may take some time through the formal channel of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,' the BBC quoted him as saying. A document released by the public prosecutors claimed Payne was so drunk and drug-affected in the hours before his death that he was unable to walk, leading three people to drag him to his room. The prosecutor's office argued this evidenced Payne's fall was not a voluntary act. In the published update, Judge Laura Bruniard described Payne as 'a picture of addiction', who had demanded cocaine and alcohol from hotel staff. Charges laid against hotel staff, friend A Casa Sur Hotel manager, a receptionist, and Payne's friend Roger Nores have each been charged with manslaughter over the singer's death. Directioners recall their memories of the band with pride. For one demographic, there'll never be another One Direction or Liam Payne. The judge was quoted as saying Mr Nores, 'is held criminally responsible for the death', because he 'abandoned' the singer, 'having full knowledge of the state of intoxication, vulnerability and helplessness in which he found himself'. A hotel employee and a waiter have also been charged with drug offences, accused of selling Payne cocaine in the days preceding his deat
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