According to reports from Argentinian media, CCTV footage recorded the tragic incident when Liam Payne plummeted from the balcony of his third-floor hotel in Buenos Aires.
The former One Direction member’s premature death took place on October 16 during his vacation at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Mirror reported that the singer and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy visited the country and attended Niall Horan’s concert earlier this month.
Television journalist Paula Varela has now come forward to claim that there is a video of a 31-year-old man falling off a balcony after allegedly “fainting”. However, the recording and many other details are said to have been hidden by the authorities.
During an appearance on an Argentine TV show, Varela revealed that a bellhop at the hotel had struck up a friendship with Payne, which later led to an investigation into the source of the drug. believed to be the cause of his death.
Varela stated, according to the news outlet, “There is footage that was not released to the media with the balcony scene where you see Liam faint and tragically because of his position, falling from that balcony. If he next to his bed, he will fall on his bed.”
“It’s not that he jumped on purpose. This video is in the official case file. There’s a guy under investigation; he worked all night at the hotel. He had a great relationship with Liam. He disobeyed the hotel management’s orders. What was the order that he disobeyed? That was not to bring anything into Liam’s room.”
She added: “Because of his good relationship with Liam, he asked for a car through one of the taxi apps we all use because Liam wanted something. He helped Save him that, a big mistake because he’s under investigation and they’re watching.” what was transported in that vehicle.”
“That’s one of the things that the investigators are looking into at the moment and obviously this hotel employee has been suspended. He was a beloved employee, a good worker, but he was Failure to obey an order can be fatal.”
Findings from the toxicology report show the specific location of Payne’s body and injuries from the fall suggest the “Strip That Down” singer may not have struggled reflexively and may have lost consciousness before falling, whether partial or complete.
Prosecutors also revealed their belief that Payne was partially or completely unconscious during a drug-induced “psychotic episode” at the time of his fall. While investigators emphasized that they did not suspect any third-party involvement, there was speculation about the possibility that someone at Payne’s hotel supplied him with the drugs.
A report from Argentine news sources revealed that forensic investigators found evidence of cocaine in Payne’s body. However, analyzes of the mysterious white substance seen in leaked images of his hotel room after his death had so far been inconclusive.
A series of unsubstantiated claims suggested that a mixture of substances, such as the addictive pink cocaine made to order with MDMA, ketamine and methamphetamine, was discovered in his body upon examination. preliminary autopsy. Additionally, traces of cocaine and benzodiazepine were found.
Last week, Buenos Aires authorities conducted a surprise raid on the CasaSur hotel. Witnesses observed police sorting through paperwork and examining electronic devices in the hotel’s reception area.
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