Liam Payne died because of drugs

Question

According to ABC News, a partial autopsy revealed that Liam Payne had multiple substances in his body, but also found that the cause of his death was from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.” Twenty-five injuries were reported on Payne's body, the report stated that Payne's head injuries were sufficient to cause death and that the cause of death was related to the height of the fall, says Blackwelder. 

Answer 1

While the claim that Liam Payne died because he had drugs in his system is a popular belief and one that many news sources seem to be writing about, it is not the whole truth and may not be the actual cause at all. According to NBC News, “the British singer, who died aged 31, had drugs in his system at the time of death including “pink cocaine” (Peart, 2024). It is stated that before his death, the hotel receptionist called the police and said he was “breaking the room” and was making dangerous decisions while he was intoxicated & under the influence. In the article, it is never stated that drugs were the cause of his death at all. While the drugs may have impacted his decision-making process and led him to put himself in the position where he fell and eventually died, the drugs are never named as the actual cause of death. It was later confirmed by the Argentina National Prosecutor’s Office, that the actual cause of death was “polytraumatism, internal and external hemorrhage,” from the fall itself. 

Peart, H. (2024, October 22). Liam Payne reportedly had “pink cocaine” in his system at time of death. NBCNews.com. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/liam-payne-death-one-direction-pink-cocaine-toxicology-report-rcna176532  

Answer 2

3. It was confirmed by multiple sources that Payne was intoxicated on numerous substances at the occurrence of his death. However, the provided article states, "A preliminary autopsy report from the Argentinian Public Prosecutor's Office found that Payne died of "multiple traumas" and "internal and external bleeding.". In addition, a report from the Today show "Forensic experts found a total of 25 injuries "compatible with those produced by a fall from height." The singer's brain and skull (cranioencephalic) injuries, in particular, were "sufficiently suitable to cause death." While these substances may have had a role in Payne's actions before or possibly during his fall, they were not a direct cause of death. 

Sources: https://www.today.com/health/news/liam-payne-autopsy-report-cause-of-death-rcna175959# 

Answer 3

The claim for this article is that "Liam Payne died because of drugs." Liam Payne died after he "fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 16, sources tell ABC News." Before Payne's death, hotel staff called authorities and asked them to "send someone urgently" due to a guest they said was "drunk with drugs and alcohol." So, after reading this article, I believe that this was a little misleading because the articles made it sound like Payne died because of drugs.