One Direction pop star Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal bleeding after plunging from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, prosecutors say, adding an initial search suggested the fall came after substance abuse.
Payne, 31, who shot to global fame with the boy band, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of fan tributes.
In the first official details of the autopsy, the prosecutors office
said coroners had found 25 injuries compatible with those caused by a
fall from height, including fatal head injuries, with internal and
external bleeding.