A box of soap could prove to be a key clue in the shock death of Liam Payne. A new report has suggested officials investigating the death of the One Direction star - who fell from a balcony last week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week - believe drugs may have been smuggled to the star via a soap box. Following the singer's death at the age of 31, images from the hotel room he stayed in leaked online.
One image showed foil and other paraphernalia that is often linked to the use of drugs. However, a box of soap was also visible in one image, which police in Argentina are claiming could have concealed illegal produce. The new update comes after reports suggested police could make arrests in connection to the star's death.
It has previously been reported that police entered the hotel room of the chart topping star to remove items as evidence. Now TMZ - who sparked controversy by publishing images of the singer's body after his fatal fall - have reported a soap box is being considered a key piece of evidence. The outlet reports: "Authorities are now investigating the possibility a hotel employee delivered drugs to Liam, which has them focusing on a Dove soap box found in the room, and seen very clearly in a photograph taken after Liam's deadly fall.
" The outlet added: "The operating theory is the soap box might have been used to secretly hand-off the drugs to Liam." Liam's death shocked the music world when he fell to his death on Wednesday 16 October. His bandmates in One Dire.