Celebrity News October 17, 2024
Liam Payne’s Preliminary Autopsy Report Released
Preliminary autopsy information on Liam Payne has been released following his death in a fall from a hotel balcony Wednesday.
According to CNN, the report states that the former One Direction singer died from multiple injuries and "internal and external" hemorrhages.
Toxicology results are still pending.
The news comes after Alberto Crescenti from Buenos Aires' public emergency medical services system (SAME) spoke with the Argentine outlet TN. In a translated interview, Crescenti said they were waiting on the autopsy but that Payne had suffered “very serious injuries.” He added, “According to what the team saw, he had fractured the base of his skull.”
Liam Payne’s Tragic Final Hours & Trashed Hotel Room Revealed
View StoryPayne was staying at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires at the time of his death. The BBC reports the hotel’s chief receptionist made an urgent call to 911 just before Liam fell.
According to a translated transcript published by BBC, the caller stated, “We’ve got a guest who has had too many drugs and alcohol and, well, when he is conscious, he is trashing the entire room and we need you to send someone, please.”
The chief receptionist continued, “We need you to send someone urgently because, well, I don’t know whether his life may be in danger, the guest’s life. He is in a room with a balcony…”
That call was made at approximately 5:01 p.m., around 10 minutes before Liam fell.
The New York Post later obtained alleged photos of Liam’s chaotic hotel room.
Liam Payne’s ‘Heartbroken’ Family Speaks Out Following His Death
View StoryThe shocking images show a smashed-up TV, foil, white powder, a lighter, and a half-filled champagne glass. In the bathtub, wax and crumpled foil are visible.
Sky News reports authorities also found the highly addictive drug clonazepam aka Klonopin in his room. It is used for things like epilepsy, panic disorders, and muscle spasms, and is known to be used recreationally.
The site adds that Liam’s body was found in the hotel courtyard next to “a bottle of whiskey, a lighter, and a cellphone.”
It is a tragic end to Payne’s life after he shot to fame in 2010 as part of “The X Factor’s” One Direction, alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 after five studio albums and a raft of hit singles.
Liam is survived by his son Bear, 7.