A person has been arrested for supplying medicine to former “One Direction” star Liam Payne earlier than he fell to his dying from the third flooring of his Buenos Aires lodge room final 12 months.
Braian Paiz, who’s accused of getting provided cocaine to Payne, is one of five defendants indicted in reference to the 31-year-old singer’s dying. He was arrested by Argentinian police on Friday. He is one among two males accused of offering medicine to Payne.
Paiz’ lawyer confirmed to CBS News that he had been detained.
An Argentine decide beforehand confirmed the costs in opposition to 5 individuals. The different three individuals — a businessman who was with Payne and two managers of the lodge — are dealing with costs of manslaughter.
The two managers noticed Payne intoxicated and unable to face within the lodge foyer earlier than his dying, in accordance with a news release from the prosecutor’s workplace, however allowed him to go as much as his room, which had a balcony, as an alternative of monitoring him till medical assist may arrive.
Payne’s post-mortem stated he died from a number of accidents and exterior bleeding. Toxicology checks after his dying discovered he had “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant” in his physique earlier than his dying. Prosecutors dominated out the chance he died by suicide.
One Direction was among the many most profitable boy bands of latest instances. It introduced an indefinite hiatus in 2016 and Payne — like his former bandmates Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — pursued a solo career.
