The 31-year-old pop star, who rose to fame in the X Factor boyband, died after he fell from a hotel balcony on October 16
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, according to prosecutors in Argentina.
The three were arrested and have since been charged with 'abandonment of a person followed by death' and the supply and facilitation of narcotics in connection with the death of Payne.According to a translation of the statement, prosecutors said 'exhaustive and meticulous measures were taken to clarify the circumstances' around the former One Direction singer’s death.
Prosecutors said one of the accused was accompanying the singer on a daily basis in Argentina, while another was an employee at the hotel where Payne was staying. The third person allegedly supplied drugs. Nine raids have also been ordered on properties in Buenos Aires and the investigation continues with some of Payne’s devices still being analysed.
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