A person accused of supplying medication to Liam Payne, a former member of the band One Course who fell to his loss of life in Argentina final yr, has been arrested.
Braian Paiz, 24, was arrested by Argentinian police Friday and is alleged to be certainly one of two individuals who equipped Payne with cocaine within the days earlier than his loss of life.
He’s certainly one of 5 folks charged earlier this week in reference to Payne’s loss of life and certainly one of two who had been ordered a type of pre-trial detention by a decide.
Of the 5 folks charged, three are dealing with costs of manslaughter, together with a businessman who was with Payne in Argentina and two managers of the lodge.
A information launch from the prosecutor’s workplace says the 2 lodge managers noticed Payne intoxicated within the lodge foyer and unable to face, however allowed him to go as much as his third-floor lodge room as an alternative of maintaining a tally of him till medical assist arrived.
Paiz, a restaurant waiter, and one other unnamed particular person, who prosecutors say was an worker of the lodge the place Payne stayed till he died falling from the balcony of his room, are charged with supplying medication.
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Paiz’ lawyer confirmed to CBS Information Friday that he had been detained.
In November, prosecutors filed preliminary costs towards three folks, however they didn’t reveal their names.
Payne fell from his room’s balcony within the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo within the Argentine capital. His post-mortem mentioned he died from a number of accidents and exterior bleeding.
Prosecutors additionally mentioned that Payne’s toxicological exams confirmed that his physique had “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant” within the moments earlier than his loss of life.
Payne’s post-mortem confirmed his accidents had been induced neither by self-harm nor by bodily intervention of others. The doc additionally mentioned that he didn’t have the reflex of defending himself within the fall, which suggests he might need been unconscious.
Prosecutors in Argentina additionally dominated out the chance that Payne died by suicide.
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