Liam Payne’s Father Cooperating with Buenos Aires Police Investigation Following His Death

Mar. 15, 2025

Geoff Payne, Liam Payne.Photo:AP Photo/Mario De Fina; PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

AP Photo/Mario De Fina; PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Liam Payne’s father,Geoff Payne, is cooperating with the Argentine authorities in their investigation intoLiam’s unexpected death, a National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 14 states in apress releasetranslated from Spanish.

On Friday, Oct. 18, Geoff arrived at the Argentine hotel where Liam fell to his death two days earlier on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The late singer was 31 when he fell off a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires.

On Monday, Oct. 21, a partial autopsy revealed theOne Directionalum “had multiple substances in his system,” per anABC Newssource. One of the substances found in Payne’s body was “pink cocaine,” a recreational drug that generally includes a combination of methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA — and not necessarily cocaine — according to theNational Capital Poison Center.

However, the toxicological and histopathological studies needed for his autopsy report have not been completed. As a result, Geoff is working with the Argentine authorities.

He “expressed his desire for an investigation and knowledge of what happened and expressed to the prosecutor his willingness to testify about everything he knows about his son’s life, which can help the investigation," per the prosecutor’s office release.

Geoff Payne in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Natacha Pisarenko/AP

“With respect to the victim, all information gathered from the investigation will first be given to the family, and given his public exposure, communication will be limited to all institutional channels,” read the press release.

As for the investigation, authorities are conducting research on Liam’s phone, computers, photographs and videos on his camera.

“At the same time, testimonials are being accepted to reconstruct his final hours at the scene, a process that continues with the hotel staff, acquaintances, medical and technical professionals, and other people linked to the victim through his work," authorities said in the release.

Geoff Payne and Liam Payne.Liam Payne/Facebook

Liam Payne/Facebook

Liam’s body will stay in Argentina until all reports are finished. Additionally, since he was a British citizen, the United Kingdom government has been informed of the legal proceedings.

Prior to the Monday reports of the substances in his system, the day after his death, on Thursday, Oct. 17, a preliminary autopsy report released stated Liamdied from “multiple traumas” and internal and external bleeding.

Geoff Payne in Buenos Aires, Argentina, two days after his son died, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.AP Photo/Mario De Fina

AP Photo/Mario De Fina

His family also released statements to theBBCandPA Media, saying, “We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny, and brave soul.”

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