Almost three weeks away from death of Liam Payne, The former One Direction who fell from the third floor of a hotel in the City of Buenos Aires, the investigation of what happened is progressing and to determine the responsibilities of third parties. In the last hours, the Office of the Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor No. 14, headed by Andrés Madreacharged three suspects with the offenses of abandoning a person followed by death, and supplying and aiding narcotics. He also asked to investigate the three and arrest them, but the judge refused.
Payne died on October 16 at the CasaSur hotel, located at 6000 Costa Rica Street in the Buenos Aires area of Palermo. After reconstruction, knowledge, and various analyses, prosecutor Madrea detailed in his resolution that Toxicology analyzes determined that he had consumed alcohol, cocaine and an antidepressant, suggesting the use of multiple drugs in the hours before his death. “I didn’t know what I was doing and I didn’t understand it,” said the prosecutor.
So, in his opinion, the prosecutor accused Rogelio Noreswho was with the artist every day while he lived in the city of Buenos Aires. He accused her as a person who committed the crime of abandoning a person and then death, in conjunction with the supply and assistance of narcotics.
Meanwhile, the other two suspects were only charged with the crime of supplying narcotics.. One of them is an employee of the CasaSur hotel, where Payne was staying in room No. 10, from 13 to 16 October. “He must answer for two proven substances of cocaine to Liam Payne during the time he was (at home),” it was officially explained.
The third defendant, for his part, is a drug supplier. It was recorded that “he is accused of two other provisions which were clearly proved at two different times on October 14 (last).
“They were accused of distributing cocaine on several recorded occasions shortly before Payne’s death. “says the document filed by the prosecutor last Thursday.
From the beginning of the investigation, various procedures were carried out to clarify the circumstances of the artist’s death. Dozens of testimonies were collected and more than 800 hours of security videos from the hotel and public roads were analyzed. Prosecutors also conducted a forensic extraction of the contents of Payne’s cell phone, analyzing calls and messages to gather additional evidence.
In addition, during the investigation process, various digital devices were searched and nine raids authorized by the Criminal and Correctional Court No. 34, of Laura Graciela Bruniard, made in homes in the federal capital and the Buenos Aires region. These procedures were positive, supported by visual, recording, medical and documentary evidence.
Even “The guest list and orders from the hotel’s bar/restaurant were checked, to find out who visited the musician and their drinking and eating habits. “
Alcohol, cocaine and antidepressants
The results of the autopsy, carried out by experts from the Forensic Medical Corps, concluded that Liam Payne died as a result of multiple trauma and internal and external bleeding after falling from a balcony. Toxicological tests on urine, blood and vitreous humor samples were significant: Alcohol, cocaine and an antidepressant were found.
“The results of the toxicological studies – which have already been communicated to his family – revealed that, in the moments before his death, and during, at least, his last 72 hours; Payne only had traces in his body of drinking alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant.says the official information.
The experts ruled out any form of self-harm or intervention by third parties, opening up the possibility that Payne had already fallen unconscious: “The victim did not adopt a reflex position to protect himself at the time of the fall, so, for the moment, it can be concluded that he could have fallen in a state of semi-consciousness or full consciousness .”“.
For this reason, prosecutor Madrea requested an additional forensic psychiatric report and received testimony from the expert who prepared it. Although it is necessary to examine other medical history, “the phenomenon of lack of protection or conservative reflex in the fall, together with other data relevant to its consumption, allows us to conclude that Liam Payne was not fully conscious or was undergoing a state of apparent or apparent deterioration.
For the prosecution, this situation would also eliminate the possibility of conscious or voluntary action by the victim, since, in the state he was passing through, he did not know what he was doing. do and he could not understand.
