They arrest one of those involved in the death of Liam Payne in Buenos Aires

The Argentine police arrested Braian Paiz this Friday, one of the five accused in the case of the death of British singer Liam Payne. Paiz, 24, is accused of delivering cocaine to the former member of the band One Direction two days before his tragic fall from the third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires.

Paiz’s house, located in the town of Budge, in the province of Buenos Aires, was raided by the police, and the detainee was taken to court. According to prosecutors, Paiz visited Payne at his hotel on Oct. 14 and stayed in his room for nearly five hours. In a statement, prosecutors said Paiz delivered cocaine to Payne during that visit.

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In November, Paiz denied in a television interview that he had given drugs to Payne in exchange for money.although she admitted to having spent time with him in his room. “We spent the night, we took drugs, because it’s reality, something intimate happened,” he told Telefe Noticias. However, both the prosecution and the judge in the case, Laura Bruniard, agree that the delivery of cocaine was in exchange for money, based on analyzed chats and footage.

The judicial case and the other defendants

The Argentine justice system has ordered the preventive detention of two of the five people prosecuted in relation to the tragic death of Liam Paynethe 31-year-old singer, who lost his life after falling from the balcony of his room on the third floor of the Casa Sur hotel, located in the Palermo neighborhood. This case has generated great media attention, not only due to Payne’s international fame, but also due to the particular circumstances surrounding his death.

Within the framework of the investigation, three of the accused have been prosecuted without preventive detention for manslaughter, while the other two, including Paiz, face charges for the crime of supply of narcotics and were placed in preventive detention. It is worth clarifying that, in the Argentine judicial system, the prosecution is a resolution by the judge that indicates that the accused could be responsible for the crime attributed to him.

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The prosecution has determined that the three accused of manslaughter are Liam Payne’s Argentine representative, the hotel manager and the hotel’s front desk manager, on whom an embargo of 50 million pesos (approximately $48,000) was imposed. However, the names of these three defendants have not been publicly disclosed.

On the other hand, Paiz, along with a hotel employeel, was prosecuted for supplying narcotics, a crime that carries penalties ranging from 4 to 15 years in prison.. Both received preventive detention and embargoes in the amount of five million pesos (around $4,800). This twist in the case highlights the seriousness of the charges against them and adds new unknowns to a case that continues to be the subject of scrutiny.

Responsibilities and omissions

In the case of Payne’s representative, Judge Bruniard considered that there is criminal responsibility for the singer’s death due to actions and omissions that culminated in Payne’s fall from the balcony of his room. The judge also prosecuted the manager and the hotel receptionist, who, according to the statementthey saw that Payne could not stand due to substance use and yet they allowed him to be taken to his room.

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The context of Liam Payne’s death

At the time of his death, Payne had consumed alcohol, cocaine and an antidepressant. The autopsy results revealed that he died of “multiple traumas” and “internal and external hemorrhage.” In recent years, Payne had spoken openly about his struggle with alcoholism, adding a layer of tragedy to his passing.

Photo: @liampayne

Liam Payne’s death has left a void in the music world and sparked a debate about the role of drugs and alcohol in the lives of artists. The investigation is ongoing, and is expected to shed more light on the circumstances that led to the singer’s tragic death.