Liam Payne's dad told in-person of investigation results after three charged over death

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Liam Payne's father Geoff Payne has received the difficult news in-person about the legal actions leading to key arrests tied to his son's tragic death in Argentina.

After nearly a month since the devastating incident where singer Liam Payne fell from a third-floor balcony at Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16, three individuals have now been officially charged.

Argentina's public prosecutor's office released this information on Thursday (7 November) evening, stating the charges are related to "abandonment of a person followed by death" and the provision and facilitation of narcotics.The grief-stricken father, devoted to his son who first captured hearts on X Factor, had rushed to Argentina immediately after the news broke out and stayed there until he could bring Liam's body home to the UK on Wednesday (6 November).

The tragic demise of the former One Direction star is under intense scrutiny, with prosecutors revealing that "exhaustive and meticulous measures were taken to clarify the circumstances" surrounding his untimely passing.They shared in a detailed statement: "Based on the evidence gathered and after analysing the various bodies of proceedings and numerous documentary annexes and the background of the case, prosecutor Andres Esteban Madrea formally charged three people, requesting their questioning and arrest in a 180-page ruling presented last Friday to Judge Bruniard." The investigation has identified one of the accused as someone who was with the singer daily in Argentina, another as a hotel employee where Payne had been staying, and a third as an alleged drug supplier, reports the Mirror.