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Liam Payne next steps: Death certificate, repatriation, chance of second post-mortem and private funeral

Liam Payne died in Argentina last week, devastating family, friends and fans around the world, now his dad is waiting to bring his body home

One Direction singer Liam Payne fell to his death from a third floor balcony at his hotel in Argentina last week, but it might be some time before his body is returned home to the UK. As they await the pathologist to finish their tests, behind the scenes, they have been tackling the logistics about how best to get his body back to the UK,” a source told the Mirror. They liaise with local funeral directors – and repatriation is only possible once procedures such as obtaining a death certificate, any post-mortems and possible police investigations have been completed.

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