HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A partial autopsy provides further insight into the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne last week.
According to a report from ABC News, the singer had multiple substances in his body when he fell to his death from the balcony of his hotel room in Argentina. One of the substances was said to be “pink cocaine,” which is a drug concoction of ketamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, opioids and more.
Authorities say they were called due to a guest they say was “drunk with drugs and alcohol.”
Police arrived on scene approximately seven minutes after the fall, where they say they found his body in the inner courtyard of the hotel and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary autopsy report from the Argentinian Public Prosecutor’s Office says Payne died of “multiple traumas” and “internal and external bleeding.” It is said twenty-five injuries were reported on Payne’s body. The report also says Payne’s head injuries from the height of the fall were related to the cause of death.
It is said a hotel employee suspected of providing Payne with drugs on the day he died has been interviewed by officials but has not been arrested.
ABC News says Payne’s body will remain in Argentina until the autopsy is complete.
ABC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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