Liam Payne's inquest delayed until next year pending eyewitness statements'

"A coroner will seek to obtain full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest takes place into the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, a pre-inquest review heard. Senior coroner Crispin Butler told a three-minute hearing at Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court on Thursday that there are continuing investigations in Argentina into the circumstances surrounding Liam's death. Payne died at the age of 31 in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina."

"A post-mortem examination report said Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external haemorrhage after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires. In February, a court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence in relation to three of the five people who had been charged in connection with Payne's death. The coroner has been forwarded initial documentation relating to the autopsy conducted in Argentina,"

A news outlet highlights on-the-ground reporting across issues such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, funded by donations and avoiding paywalls. A pre-inquest review heard that a coroner will seek full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest into former One Direction star Liam Payne's death. Investigations continue in Argentina into the circumstances of the October fall. A post-mortem found multiple traumas and internal and external haemorrhage after a third-floor fall at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires. An Argentinian court dropped criminal negligence charges against three of five people in February. Initial autopsy documentation and a police scene report have been forwarded and will be formally translated, with liaison planned with Payne's family.

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