Liam Payne’s Death Was Potentially Caused By High-Purity Drugs, May Not Have Been Intentional

Liam Payne’s may not have been intentional and could have been caused by high-purity drugs. In Touch has learned that the specific substances may have had a different effect on him than the drugs he used in different countries, leading to his ultimate death.

Traces of cocaine were found in Liam’s body at the time of his death, according to Argentinian news portal Infobae. However, tests on a white powder that was found in his room at Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, are being deemed as “inconclusive.”

Forensic toxicologist Fernando Cardini reiterated the findings by explaining that being in a different country could have triggered the “substance-induced,” “semi-conscious” or “unconscious” state that led Liam to fall three stories at the hotel.

While speaking to Argentine TV channel Todo Noticias’, Cardini said that “a very complicated mix of chemical substances” was found in Liam’s system. “There was a situation in which a person consumed drugs, but being in a different country, perhaps it didn’t have the same concentration of drug that he bought,” he explained. “Perhaps that got the better of him.”

In Touch has also learned that forensic experts found no evidence of self-defense before the former One Direction member’s death.

“Someone committing suicide, before falling, has the instinct of putting his hands out to protect himself,” Cardini continued during the TV appearance. “He died from the fall, but the combination of drugs was very important.”

Liam died at the age of 31 after he fell from the third floor at the hotel on October 16. His autopsy was released on Monday, October 21, and revealed that he had pink cocaine, cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack in his system at the time of his passing, according to ABC News.

Despite having the specific drug in the name, pink cocaine doesn’t often include actual cocaine. Instead, the National Capital Poison Center describes the substance – which is also known as “tusi” – as a powdered cocktail of drugs that usually includes ketamine, ecstasy, caffeine and a psychedelic drug known as 2-CB.

Local authorities previously confirmed that Liam “jumped from the balcony of his room” before his death, per the Associated Press. Communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry Pablo Policicchio confirmed the news in a statement, adding that police arrived at the hotel just after 5 p.m.

Prior to his death, a hotel employee called 911 to state that an unnamed guest had “overindulged on drugs and alcohol” and that he was “breaking the whole room” when conscious. The staff member added that they need police to arrive “urgently” because they believed that guest was at risk.

“The guest is in a room that has a balcony and, well, we are a little afraid that he might do something life-threatening,” the employee added during the call.

Just one day after his death, Liam’s family issued a statement reacting to his passing. “We are utterly devastated by the news,” an unidentified family member told The Daily Mail on October 17. “We are heartbroken … Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.”

The “Night Changes” singer is survived by his mother, Karen, and father, Geoff, as well as his two sisters, Nicola and Ruth.