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Liam Payne Died After Trying to Escape via Hotel Balcony, Says Judge

Liam Payne's friend and two hotel workers face wrongful death charges for negligence, while two others face jail time for selling him drugs.

In a ruling Monday obtained by Rolling Stone, Judge Laura Bruniard shared new information on what led to the One Direction singer’s death and updated charges against five people questioned in the case. The proper thing to do was to leave him in a safe place, and with company, until a doctor arrived,” wrote the judge in her ruling, adding that the two hotel workers “did not act maliciously” but were “imprudent” in their actions. (Nores claimed in a filing reviewed by Rolling Stone earlier this month that Payne came “close to death” because of his struggle with substance abuse multiple times in the last two years.)

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