Liam Payne died by apparent suicide… local authorities in Argentina now say the fall from his third-floor hotel room was intentional.
A Buenos Aires police officer said The Associated Press Liam “jumped from the balcony of his room”.
According to the preliminary autopsy published by government officials, the fall resulted in multiple injuries, including “internal and external bleeding.” The toxicology report is still pending.
As we reported, Liam landed on the pool deck below his bedroom on Wednesday afternoon in Buenos Aires – but the circumstances surrounding the tragedy were initially unclear.
Even though police are saying he jumped… we still don’t know exactly what was going on in his hotel room.
A hotel employee I made an emergency call to authorities before Liam’s tragic death… saying that a hotel guest was “overwhelmed” by drugs and alcohol, and staff were concerned because they hadn’t been able to get into his hotel room for several days.
Photos from inside Liam’s room show the chaotic scene… including a broken television and broken items scattered across the floor.
Many in Hollywood tweeted condolences to the late 31-year-old, who leaves behind his 7-year-old son, Bear.
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