Judge says Liam Payne’s death was caused by an attempt to escape via hotel balcony

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Liam Payne‘s death investigation – has declared that the singer jumped off his hotel balcony in an attempt to escape the building while in a drugged state.The former One Direction star died on October 16, after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel.

The Argentinian prosecutor’s office later shared that the cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Now, in a ruling obtained today (December 30) by Rolling Stone, Bruniard shared new information on the death of the ‘Strip That Down’ singer’s tragic death and updated charges against the five people charged in connection with his passing.Those charged in connection to his death are Payne’s friend Roger Nores, CasaSur Palermo hotel manager Gilda Martin, reception head Esteban Grassi, Ezequiel Pereyra and Braian Paiz.Wrongful death charges were made against Nores, Martin and Grassi, with the judge noting: “I do not believe that [Nores, Martin, and Grassi] planned and wanted Payne’s death.

They did not plan the result but created a legally disapproved risk.”The charges were levelled against them due to their “imprudence and negligence”, resulting in Payne’s death.

The ruling sees Nores’ charges being lowered after originally facing five to 15 years in prison for “abandonment followed by death.”The judge had written that Nores’ had taken on the “position of guarantor” to Payne’s family and was the main contact for the singer at the hotel.