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3 people would be charged in connection with the death of singer Liam Payne
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3 people would be charged in connection with the death of singer Liam Payne

Three people face charges in connection with the death of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.

A statement from Argentina’s prosecutor said the charges included “abandonment of a person, followed by death” and “supply and facilitation of narcotics,” according to the data. NBC News.

The names of the individuals have not been released. However, NBC News reports that those charged include a person who was with Payne daily in Argentina and two people who allegedly supplied the pop star with drugs.

Payne died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.

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Forensic experts said no defensive wounds were found on Payne’s body.

BBC reported on Wednesday that Payne’s body was to be flown back to his home country of the United Kingdom after he was released to his family.

Although unmarried, Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear Gray Payne, who was born in 2017 to then-girlfriend and Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole.