Almost one month on from the shocking death of Liam Payne, his body has returned to the UK on Wednesday, November 6, according to the BBC and public prosecutor Andrés Madrea.
The funeral of the former One Direction star is likely to take place later this week, nearly one month on from the heartbreaking death of the father-of-one.
Liam sadly died aged 31 on October 16 after he plunged from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reports the Mirror.
The private ceremony, which will celebrate the singers life, follows various fan vigils held worldwide over the past few weeks.
Ahead of the memorial, it was confirmed to the BBC that Liam's body would be flown back to the UK on Wednesday, November 6.
His body had been held in Argentina whilst local authorities carried out further toxicology and laboratory tests.
The Strip That Down singer's body was released to his family on Wednesday, public prosecutor Andrés Madrea told the publicly-funded broadcaster.
Liam's heartbroken father Geoff Payne has been in the country where his son died over recent weeks.
Earlier this week, Geoff was spotted paying respects to his son as he observed a sea of floral tributes laid by devastated fans outside the hotel in Buenos Aires.
Geoff, who was visibly emotional, joined the mourners, holding a red rose which he later added to the growing memorial.
The heartbroken father was also seen embracing fans who presented him with a candle, which he respectfully placed at the base of a tree adorned with tributes.
A post-mortem report last month revealed Liam's death was due to "multiple traumas" and "internal and external haemorrhage", while Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No 16 is treating the case as an "inconclusive death".
Last week, reports claimed Liam's body had been moved from a Buenos Aires morgue to the historic British Cemetery in the northern part of the Argentinian capital after permission was granted to his devastated father Geoff by prosecutors.
Respected Argentinian daily La Nacion reported that Geoff was personally informed in a recent meeting with prosecution chief Andres Madrea that he could return to the UK with Liam's body two weeks after arriving in the South American country following his son's tragic three-storey hotel fall.
It stated: "All the documents are ready for the former One Direction singer to return to his homeland so a funeral can take place there next week. When Geoff Payne reached Argentina on October 18 he was told the repatriation process could take between four and five days, but because of the circumstances surrounding his son's death things took longer than expected."
It comes as Argentinian police reportedly conduct another series of raids in connection with the late singer's death.
TMZ reports that law enforcement sources in Buenos Aires revealed that the raids took place on Tuesday night at the homes of two hotel workers and a 'friend' of the singer.
The officers also inspected the hotel lockers of the workers and scrutinised security footage from the CasaSur Palermo hotel.
It's thought that these unidentified workers had contact with Liam before his tragic fall from the balcony of his third-floor room on October 16.
One of the singer's 'friends' was also identified through text messages, and it's being investigated who might have supplied the singer with drugs.
The 'friend' the police wanted to question was not there during the raid.
It's the second round of raids, following one at the hotel last month where electronic and paper records and videos of the hotel's underground area were seized. A post-mortem examination determined that Liam died from head injuries sustained during his fall.
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