Five People Charged in Connection With Liam Payne’s Death.

Several people are being held accountable for the death of Liam Payne.

Two months after the one direction alum fell to his death from the balcony of his third-floor room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, five people have been charged in connection to his passing.

Argentina’s prosecutor’s office, identified the first three defendants as Gilda Martin, Esteban Grassi, Roger Noresand the latter twoas Ezequiel Pereyra andBraian Paiz.

Judge Laura Bruniard of the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 34 processed the charges against the five individuals on Dec. 27.

Per the press release, the hotel manager and the receptionist were in the lobby before Payne’s fall and saw the state of his condition, including him being “unable to stand due to the consumption of various substances.” The release says the manager allowed the “Bedroom Floor” artist to be taken to his hotel room that had a balcony and that the receptionist led a group of three individuals who “dragged” him to the room.

“Payne’s consciousness was altered and there was a balcony in the room,” the judge continued in the release. “The proper thing to do was to leave him in a safe place and with company until a doctor arrived. The people responsible at the hotel that day were the manager GAM and the head of reception ERG.”

Meanwhile, the third individual with the initials RLN, who is described in the press release as Payne’s “representative” and was allegedly helping him during his stay in Buenos Aires, is accused of failing to comply with his duties of care, assistance and aid. He’s also accused of abandoning Payne when he was purportedly aware of the musician’s state and battle with addiction. 

As a result, Judge Bruniard said these three defendants are being charged for “creating a risk that resulted in Payne’s death, whether by action or omission.”

As for the drug-supply charges against the two other individuals, the waiter with the initials BNP is accused of delivering cocaine to Payne twice on Oct. 14 and the hotel employee with the initials EDP allegedly provided the recording artist with cocaine on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.

“In this case, it was proven that both EDP and BNP supplied cocaine in exchange for money to Liam James Payne,” the release states, adding that the later admitted to giving Payne drugs.

The defendants accused of negligent homicide could face one to five years in prison, the press release notes, while those accused of supplying cocaine could face four to 15 years in prison.

Payne died on Oct. 16 at the age of 31. According to the results of his autopsy, he died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage.” When the results of the toxicology test were shared on Nov. 7, it was revealed that he had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his body.

In the Dec. 30 release, Judge Bruniard shared a theory for how Payne could’ve fallen—noting in the press release it’s possible that, given his state, he tried to leave the room through his balcony and fell.

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