One Direction pop star Liam Payne was “going through some kind of episode due to substance abuse” at the time of his death, according to local authorities. Payne, 31, who shot to global fame with the boy band, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of fan tributes . WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: New details have been revealed in the death of Liam Payne as the world reacts.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In the first official details of the autopsy, the prosecutor’s office said coroners had found 25 injuries compatible with those caused by a fall from a height , including fatal head injuries, with internal and external bleeding. It added that there were no signs of a third party being involved , though the incident was being investigated as a “suspicious death” out of protocol. “Everything indicates that the musician was alone when the fall occurred, and was going through some kind of episode due to substance abuse,” the prosecutor’s office said.
“City police who surveyed the scene found substances inside the room that at first glance — and pending confirmation from the experts — would be narcotics and alcoholic beverages, as well as several destroyed objects and furniture,” it added. Police earlier said in a statement they had found the room in “total disorder” in a search after his death, with various things smashed and medications scattered around . While.