Victoria Canal on the “lethality of the internet” and Liam Payne: “Just days before his death, Liam was relentlessly torn apart online for dancing at Niall Horan’s show”

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Victoria Canal has opened up about the tragic death of Liam Payne and has expressed her concern on the “lethality of the internet” following his passing.The former One Direction singer died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday (October 16).

As per The Guardian, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office revealed that Payne’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding – his head injuries were serious enough to cause death.Canal took to her official Instagram account to pay tribute to the ‘Little Things’ singer and shared a lengthy statement on how prior to his death, Payne was mocked and hated on online and how she “feels duped by the promise of what ‘success’ is” in the industry.“If Liam Payne’s unexpected early death hit you as hard as it did me, you’re probably thinking about what it says about the state of our society and mental health in this industry.

You’ve probably heard the details of the 911 emergency call, seen the pictures of the trashed hotel room, read the condolences,” began her statement.A post shared by vc (@victoriacanal)She continued: “Just days before his death, Liam was relentlessly torn apart online for a seemingly douchey display of ego, dancing at Niall Horan’s show in Argentina.