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Liam Payne's death ruled not to be suicide by authorities as three charged

BREAKING: Argentine authorities have announced that they are not treating singer Liam Payne's death as a suicide following their investigation and toxicology reports

Authorities ruled out the "possibility of a conscious or voluntary act on the part of the victim"Meanwhile, new developments have emerged with the charging of three individuals in Argentina in relation to Liam's death, reports indicate. The lengthy statement read: "The National Prosecutor's Office for Criminal and Correctional Matters N°14, led by prosecutor Andrés Esteban Madrea, informs, following the lifting of the secrecy of summary proceedings, that within the framework of the investigation into the death of British musician Liam James Payne, which occurred on 16 October when he fell from a balcony in a hotel in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo, unlawful conduct was discovered, as a result of which three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics." Liam Payne tragically passed away at the age of 31 (Image: Getty Images)"A detailed analysis of more than 800 hours of video footage from various security cameras in the hotel and others in the street was also carried out, with staff from the prosecutor's office and specialised analysts from the Superintendence of Special Investigations and the Technological Support Division of the City Police, made available from the outset by the Deputy Chief of the City Police, Jorge Guillermo Azzolina."

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