Liam Payne cause of death confirmed as UK inquest opens

Singer Liam Payne's aesculapian origin of decease has been confirmed successful a UK inquest opening arsenic "polytrauma".

The One Direction prima died connected 16 October aft falling from the third-floor balcony of a edifice successful Buenos Aires.

Polytrauma is simply a word for aggregate traumatic injuries which person been sustained to a person's assemblage and organ systems.

The hearing, which was held astatine Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court connected 17 December, was told it whitethorn instrumentality "some time" to formally ascertain however the 31-year-old died.

The inquest into Payne's decease successful the UK has been adjourned until a pre-inquest reappraisal connected 6 November, the coroner's tribunal said.

His aesculapian origin of decease was confirmed by Dr Roberto Victor Cohen arsenic "polytrauma"

The proceeding was besides told Payne was formally identified "with the assistance of the ceremonial directors successful Buckinghamshire".

Senior Coroner Crispin Butler said during the hearing: "Whilst determination are ongoing investigations successful Argentina into the circumstances of Liam's death, implicit which I person nary ineligible jurisdiction, it is anticipated that procuring the applicable accusation to code peculiarly however Liam came by his decease whitethorn instrumentality immoderate clip done the ceremonial transmission of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office."

Five radical successful Argentina person been charged successful transportation with the decease of the 31-year-old star.

The hotel's manager, Gilda Martin, and its receptionist, Esteban Grassi, arsenic good arsenic Payne's person Roger Nores person been charged with manslaughter, Argentina's prosecutor's bureau says.

Ezequiel Pereyra - who besides worked astatine the edifice - and Braian Paiz, a waiter, person been charged with supplying drugs.

In November, the prosecutor's bureau successful Argentina said toxicology tests revealed traces of alcohol, cocaine and a medicine antidepressant successful Payne's body.

A post-mortem introspection determined his origin of decease arsenic "multiple trauma" and "internal and outer haemorrhage", arsenic a effect of the autumn from the edifice balcony.

According to the prosecutor's office, aesculapian reports besides suggested Payne whitethorn person fallen successful a authorities of semi oregon full unconsciousness.

The prosecutor's bureau said this ruled retired the anticipation of a conscious oregon voluntary enactment by Payne, and they had concluded the vocalist did not cognize what helium was doing nor person immoderate comprehension of his actions.

Payne became 1 of the astir recognisable names successful popular aft appearing connected The X Factor and rising to fame with the boyband One Direction successful the 2010s earlier the set went connected an indefinite hiatus successful January 2016.

The singer's ceremonial was held successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire, successful November.

His erstwhile bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were among the mourners, alongside Payne's woman Kate Cassidy and his erstwhile spouse Cheryl, with whom helium shares a son.