Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed during UK inquest opening
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One Direction star Liam Payne died of multiple traumatic injuries, a UK inquest into his death has heard. The 31-year-old singer, who died in October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was confirmed to have died of "polytrauma", the inquest opening heard.
The hearing, which Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court said was held on 17 December, was told it may take "some time" to establish how Payne died. The inquest into Payne's death in the UK has been adjourned until a pre-inquest review on 6 November, the coroner's court said.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. . Five people have been charged over Payne's death at the Casa Sur Hotel on 16 October. The hotel's manager, a receptionist and a "representative" of Payne have been charged with negligent homicide (similar to manslaughter in UK law), Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office previously said in a statement.
They are hotel manager Gilda Martin, receptionist Esteban Grassi and Payne's "representative" Roger Nores. Waiter charged with supplying drugs to Liam Payne arrested - local media. Liam Payne's final hours detailed by judge as five charged over his death in Argentina.
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