Police investigating Liam Payne death 'focusing on Dove soap box' as key clue

One Direction prima Liam Payne fell to his decease from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, past week - and constabulary investigating his decease person a mentation astir a bath point recovered astatine the scene

A container of soap could beryllium to beryllium a cardinal hint successful the daze decease of Liam Payne.

A caller study has suggested officials investigating the decease of the One Direction prima - who fell from a balcony past week successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, past week - judge drugs whitethorn person been smuggled to the prima via a soap box. Following the singer's decease astatine the property of 31, images from the edifice country helium stayed successful leaked online.

One representation showed foil and different paraphernalia that is often linked to the usage of drugs. However, a container of soap was besides disposable successful 1 image, which constabulary successful Argentina are claiming could person concealed amerciable produce.

The caller update comes aft reports suggested constabulary could marque arrests successful transportation to the star's death. It has antecedently been reported that constabulary entered the edifice country of the illustration topping prima to region items arsenic evidence.

Now TMZ - who sparked contention by publishing images of the singer's body aft his fatal autumn - person reported a soap container is being considered a cardinal portion of evidence. The outlet reports: "Authorities are present investigating the anticipation a edifice worker delivered drugs to Liam, which has them focusing connected a Dove soap container recovered successful the room, and seen precise intelligibly successful a photograph taken aft Liam's deadly fall."

The outlet added: "The operating mentation is the soap container mightiness person been utilized to secretly hand-off the drugs to Liam." Liam's decease shocked the euphony satellite erstwhile helium fell to his decease connected Wednesday 16 October.

His bandmates successful One Direction shared heartbreaking tributes pursuing the quality of his death. Harry Styles wrote, arsenic portion of a touching statement: "His top joyousness was making different radical happy, and it was an honour to beryllium alongside him arsenic helium did it." Zayn Malik, who had a fractured relationship with the singer, wrote: "I ne'er got to convey you for supporting maine done immoderate of the astir hard times successful my life.

"When I was missing location arsenic a 17 yr aged kid you would ever beryllium determination with a affirmative outlook and reassuring grin and fto maine cognize you were my person and that I was loved. Even though you were younger than maine you were ever much sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave nary f**ks astir telling radical erstwhile they were wrong. Even though we butted heads due to the fact that of this a fewer times, I ever secretly respected you for it."

Louis Tomlinson wrote: “I consciousness beyond fortunate to person had you successful my beingness but I’m truly struggling with the thought of saying goodbye. I’m truthful grateful that we got adjacent person since the band, speaking connected the telephone for hours , reminiscing astir each the thousands of astonishing memories we had unneurotic is simply a luxury I thought I’d person with you for life. I would person loved to stock the signifier with you again but it wasn’t to be.”

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