Death of Liam Payne
Court dismisses claims against three people
An Argentinian court has decided to dismiss three of five people's claims in connection with the death of pop star Liam Payne. This was reported by the online newspaper "Infobae".
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The court also confirmed the pre-trial detention of an ex-employee of the hotel where Payne fell to his death from a balcony and a waiter at a local restaurant.
15 years in prison
They are alleged to have supplied Payne with cocaine. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.
A representative of the former One Direction singer and two other employees of the hotel are no longer on trial.
Alcohol and cocaine in the blood
Payne was 31 when he fell from the balcony of a room on the third floor of a hotel in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires, where he had been a guest for three days, on October 16 last year.
According to the public prosecutor's office, forensic experts believe it is likely that he fainted while trying to climb over the balcony railing. An autopsy had found large quantities of alcohol and cocaine in his body.
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