3 people of interest arrested in Liam Payne’s death investigation: case updates

The sudden death of Liam Paynewhich fell from a third floor hotel balcony in Argentina shocked the hearts of One Direction fans around the world. Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Who was arrested in connection with Liam Payne’s death?

Liam was 31 years old when he died on October 16, 2024 as a result of serious injuries sustained in his fall. Days later, his partial autopsy revealed that he had pink cocaine, cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack in his system at the time of his deathaccording to ABC News.

In the weeks following the investigation into the musician’s death, authorities have made three arrests in connection with the case. “Police have arrested two hotel employees accused of supplying the drugs.” ABC World News tonight confirmed on November 6, 2024. “And raided a friend’s house, also detained.”

Liam was seen with two unknown women before his death on October 16, 2024, although they were not with him at the time of his death. The women were interviewed and classified as ‘key witnesses’, but were not considered suspects.

What happened to Liam Payne?

On October 16, 2024, a hotel employee called 911 with concerns about a guest who they feared was falling from his hotel balcony. The employee said the guest – who was not identified as Liam – had ‘drank too many drugs and alcohol’, adding: ‘When he’s conscious he breaks, he breaks the whole room. Well, we need you to send someone, please.”

The staff member “urgently” called police at the hotel and was “afraid he might do something life-threatening” because he was in a room with a balcony.

Liam was dead by the time authorities arrived on the scene. Buenos Aires police said Liam’s fall from the third-floor balcony resulted in “extremely serious injuries” and medics confirmed his death at the scene.

“There was no way to revive him,” authorities said. “The fall left him with extremely serious injuries that were incompatible with life.”

There are conflicting reports about the “What Makes You Beautiful” singer’s final moments. Authorities believed Liam had been unconscious during the incident “due to the position the body was left in.” They believed that “Payne did not adopt a reflexive stance to protect himself and that he could have fallen into a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” investigators stated in a press release from Argentina’s National Prosecution Service.

The claim contradicted a police statement The Associated Press on October 17, 2024, the former One Direction member said “had jumped from the balcony of his room.”

An Argentinian journalist shared a new theory on October 28, 2024, claiming that a security video was seen Liam faints before falling to his death.

“There is footage that is not released to the media with the balcony scene where you see Liam faints, and tragically because of where he is, falls off that balcony. If he had been next to his bed, he would have fallen on his bed,” Paula Varela claimed during an appearance on Socios del Espectáculo, a program on Buenos Aires-based TV channel Canal 13, according to The Mirror and GB News. ‘It’s not like he jumped on purpose. These images are in the official files.”