Forensic specialists have suggested that Liam Payne might have been exposed to “high-purity” drugs not common to him because of Argentina’s distinct drug composition. According to respected Argentinian news platform Infobae, yesterday’s findings indicated cocaine traces in the late musician’s system, although results regarding a white powder discovered in his quarters remain “inconclusive”.
Meanwhile, unverified US sources allege substances including the designer drug pink cocaine—said to mix MDMA, ketamine, methamphetamine—alongside crack cocaine and benzodiazepine were detected during a partial autopsy.
Authorities last week verified that clonazepam, a medication for managing seizures and panic attacks, was seized from his luxury suite at Hotel CasaSur Palermo, where he met his tragic end after a 40ft drop last Wednesday.
Fernando Cardini, a forensic toxicologist, indicated that being in a foreign country may have precipitated the reported “substance-induced”, “semi-conscious”, or “unconscious” state preceding his fall. Speaking to Todo Noticias’ ‘Está pasando’, Cardini commented on the drug cocktail purportedly consumed by Liam: “That’s a very complicated mix of chemical substances for any living organism.
“There was a situation in which a person consumed drugs, but being in a different country, perhaps it didn’t have the same concentration of drug that he bought. Perhaps that got the better of him.”
He added as investigators continue to delve into the tragedy now labelled as an “inconclusive death” by Argentinian prosecutors pending further tests to ascertain what substances Liam had ingested: “The forensic experts said there was no evidence of any self-defence injuries before the fall. Someone committing suicide, before falling, has the instinct of putting his hands out to protect himself. He died from the fall, but the combination of drugs was very important.”
In a recent update, Argentinian prosecutors shed light on their ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the ex-One Direction star’s fatal plunge from a third-floor balcony at his upscale hotel. Authorities confirmed they have interviewed three hotel employees and two women, later identified as escorts, who were with Liam in the lead-up to his demise.
They also disclosed that the 31-year-old sustained 25 “life-threatening” injuries from the 40ft drop while in an “unconscious or semi-conscious” state around 5pm last Wednesday, which they believe may be connected to a potential alcohol and drug-induced “psychotic episode”.
Authorities have stated that there is currently no evidence to suggest “third party” involvement in the case. The initial post-mortem examination, conducted last Wednesday night, revealed that Liam had succumbed to multiple trauma injuries resulting in “internal and external haemorrhaging”.
These injuries are believed to include a skull fracture.
A hotel manager made a distress call to 911, the UK’s equivalent of 999, on Wednesday afternoon shortly before Liam’s death, stating: “We have a guest who’s off his head on drugs and is destroying everything in his room. We need someone to come.”
In a subsequent call, he expressed urgent concern for the guest’s safety, fearing that he might put his life at risk due to the presence of a balcony in the room. Police investigating who supplied Liam with the drugs he is suspected of taking prior to his death are reportedly considering whether a hotel employee was involved.
Friends of the singer have insisted that he was clean just days before the tragic incident. Sources close to Liam revealed that he arrived in Argentina on September 30 and had to extend his stay due to complications renewing his soon-to-expire American visa.
He was accompanied by his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who returned to the States from Buenos Aires shortly before Liam’s death.
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