Forensic investigators are looking into whether former One Direction singer Liam Payne was the victim of highly purified drugs before his death last week.
The 31-year-old man fell from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires.
Mirror reported that, according to Infobae news portal, a reputable news source in Argentina, traces of cocaine were discovered in Payne’s body. But tests on the white powder found in his hotel room came back negative.
Partial autopsy results revealed crack cocaine & benzodiazepine, and unconfirmed US reports say a trio of injectable street drugs, such as addictive pink cocaine (possibly anything related to MDMA or methamphetamine), including ketamine, is almost always found in corpses with crack cocaine & benzodiazepines present in arterial toxicity testing.
Police recovered clonazepam, a benzodiazepine that controls seizures and anxiety, from Payne’s room after executing a search warrant, sources said.
Fernando Cardini said that based on the singer’s state of ignorance about the local supply of recycled drugs, it could have resulted in a “substance-induced” state, “semi-consciousness” or “unconsciousness”. ” moments before his death, Fernando Cardini said. forensic toxicologist.
“There is a situation in which a person consumes drugs, but in another country, perhaps there is not the same concentration of drugs that he bought,” Cardini explained on Argentine television. “Maybe that makes him better,” he added.
Liam Payne’s autopsy
An initial autopsy found that Payne died from several injuries that caused internal and external bleeding, including a skull fracture.
According to authorities, investigators considered this an “inconclusive death,” noting that the body had no defensive wounds before falling. At this time, investigators do not believe anyone else was involved.
Prosecutors examined three hotel employees and two women described as prostitutes who had been with Payne several hours earlier.
Taxi drivers from street teams began calling for questioning. Hotel management became concerned about Payne not long ago when witnesses reported unusual behavior and they called emergency services.
A hotel manager allegedly told 911 dispatchers Payne was “addicted to drugs” and feared for his safety. The manager said: “We need you to send someone urgently because I don’t know if the guests’ lives are in danger or not. They are definitely in a room with a balcony. And we are a bit worried.” he would do something, put his life in danger.”
Payne arrived in Argentina on September 30, where he reportedly had to extend his stay because of issues with renewing his US visa.
His partner, Kate Cassidy, fled the Argentine capital shortly before his death.
While the investigation is ongoing, friends and fans still remember the late singer and proud father of 7-year-old son Bear.
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