Five charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, reports say

BUENOS AIRES: Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, local media report.

The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

Hotel manager Gilda Martin and hotel employee Esteban Grassi as well as Roger Nores, who reportedly was a friend of Payne, have been charged with manslaughter, Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office is quoted as saying.

Braian Paiz and Ezequiel Pereyra – who both reportedly worked at the hotel – have been charged with supplying drugs.

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A judge has ordered that two of the five accused should be remanded in custody, according to the Argentinian news website Infobae.

The pair, whose names have not been reported, have been summoned to appear in court within 24 working hours, Infobae added.