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Three people have reportedly been charged in connection with the death of singer Liam Payne

Three people have reportedly been charged in connection with the death of singer Liam Payne

Three people are reportedly facing charges in connection with the death of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.

A statement from Argentina’s public prosecutor said the charges include “abandonment of a person followed by death” and “supplying and facilitating narcotics,” police said. NBC News.

The names of the individuals have not been released. However, NBC News reports that the accused include a person who was with Payne on a daily basis in Argentina and two people who allegedly supplied the pop star with drugs.

Payne died on October 16 after falling from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

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Forensic experts said no defensive wounds were found on Payne’s body.

The BBC reported Wednesday that Payne’s body would be flown back to his home country of Britain after being released to his family.

Although he was not married, Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear Gray Payne, who was born in 2017 to then-girlfriend and Girls Aloud group member Cheryl Cole.