Buenos Aires police found Liam Payne’s hotel room “in total disarray” after the singer died after falling from a balcony on Wednesday, authorities told PEOPLE.
Minutes before the balcony fell, hotel staff alerted 911, reporting in a 911 call that the singer was “throwing up the room,” officials said.
On Thursday, police searched his room and found the prescription drug clonazepam (brand name: Klonopin), energy supplements and other over-the-counter drugs strewn throughout, along with “various broken items.”
A bottle of whiskey, a lighter and a mobile phone were later found in the inner courtyard of the hotel, where Payne’s body was discovered.
Authorities collected fingerprints, a notebook, his passport and other evidence for laboratory analysis. “The balcony area was examined to determine access points,” police told PEOPLE.
Liam Payne was in the ‘trash room’ before falling from the balcony, hotel staff say in 911 call minutes before his death
Liam Payne in Manchester in November 2019.
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The former One Direction singer was pronounced dead after falling several stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Policía Federal Argentina confirmed to PEOPLE.
Photos obtained by Daily Mail allegedly displaying what appears to be large drug paraphernalia and a broken television in his hotel room.
Liam Payne died of multiple injuries and ‘internal and external’ bleeding: preliminary autopsy report
According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne died of multiple injuries and “internal and external bleeding” caused by the fall, prosecutors told PEOPLE.
Since news of Payne’s death broke, there has been an outpouring of love from fans, friends and fellow artists, with many sharing tributes to the singer’s legacy and influence on social media.
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