Three charged in connection with death of One Direction star Liam Payne

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Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, according to prosecutors in Argentina.

The 31-year-old pop star, who rose to fame in the X Factor boyband, died after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel where he had been staying in Buenos Aires on on October 16.

The three were arrested and have since been charged with 'abandonment of a person followed by death' and the supply and facilitation of narcotics in connection with the death of Payne. READ MORE Gary Neville and Masterchef star's restaurant goes into liquidation with huge tax bill According to a translation of the statement, prosecutors said 'exhaustive and meticulous measures were taken to clarify the circumstances' around the former One Direction singer’s death.

The statement said: “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.” Prosecutors said one of the accused was accompanying the singer on a daily basis in Argentina, while another was an employee at the hotel where Payne was staying.