Liam Payne’s body given to family to be returned to the UK

The assemblage of One Direction vocalist Liam Payne was released to his family connected Wednesday and volition beryllium flown backmost to his autochthonal U.K.

The 31-year-old popstar’s remains were fixed backmost his loved ones pursuing further toxicology and laboratory tests successful the aftermath of his decease past month, according to the BBC.

A preliminary autopsy revealed Payne suffered aggregate traumatic injuries aft falling from a third-floor edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires connected Oct. 16.

Toxicology reports recovered helium had drugs including benzodiazepine, ace and a concoction known arsenic “pink cocaine” successful his strategy erstwhile helium died. The BBC stressed the quantities of those drugs wasn’t instantly wide during archetypal examinations.

Two edifice workers and a person of Payne are reportedly under investigation successful transportation with the singer’s death, according to TMZ. Argentine authorities reportedly conducted raids Tuesday nighttime connected the homes of the 2 CasaSur Palermo Hotel employees.

Emergency workers received a telephone from the hotel’s receptionist minutes earlier Payne died, informing that a impermanent was “high connected drugs” and acting erratically. First responders arrived to find the instrumentalist dormant successful the edifice courtyard pursuing a 45-foot fall.

According to Argentinian newsman Paula Varela, CCTV footage showed Payne fainted anterior his fatal plunge, echoing the autopsy’s findings that helium “may person fallen successful a authorities of semi oregon full unconsciousness” — and challenging authorities’ archetypal assertion that helium “jumped from the balcony.”

Payne had antecedently been unfastened astir his struggles with drugs and alcohol. He admitted to spending 100 days successful rehab successful 2023, but claimed to person beaten his addiction problems successful the months starring up to his death.

“I decidedly don’t request those things anymore,” Payne said successful a YouTube video telling fans astir his treatment. “The party’s over.”

Payne was successful Buenos Aires with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, wherever they attended a performance by his erstwhile One Direction bandmate Niall Horan successful the weeks earlier his death. Cassidy near Argentina and flew backmost to the U.S. 2 days earlier Payne died.

Payne was raised successful Wolverhampton, West Midland, England. He joined One Direction successful 2010. The set rapidly roseate to stardom earlier going connected hiatus successful 2016. Payne released his lone solo album, LP1, successful 2019.