Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne's body tested positive for traces of cocaine, according to Argentine media reports. Respected news portal Infobae has reported that tests conducted after his death last Wednesday revealed the presence of the class-A drug in materials extracted from his body.
However, police tests on a white powder discovered in his hotel room have so far been "inconclusive".The results of a second test using chromatography, a powerful analytical separation technique, are still pending.
Liam's father Geoff is currently in Argentina to expedite the repatriation of his son's body, but he has been informed that he will not be able to return it to the UK until the cause of the 31 year old's death is confirmed "scientifically." No specific timeline has been provided, but he has been warned that the wait could extend up to two weeks.
Buenos Aires police have yet to officially comment on the Infobae reports and it remains unclear if they will do so. Prosecutor Marcelo Roma, who has categorised Liam's death at the Hotel CasaSur Palermo Hotel as "inconclusive" following his fall from a third-floor balcony, has received all the results to date, reports the Mirror.
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