Three persons of interest charged

Update (November 7th): According to local news agency Fiscales, the three arrested are accused of abandoning and then killing a person, in addition to providing and brokering narcotics.

The investigation into the tragic death of Liam Payne on October 16th is ongoing and authorities have arrested three people in connection with the incident.

“Police arrested two hotel workers accused of supplying the drugs and searched the home of a friend who was also detained,” said David Muir of the authorities ABC World News tonight on November 6th. The names of those arrested and how they knew the late singer have yet to be revealed to the public.

Payne died on October 16 at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He leaves behind his seven-year-old son Bear, whom he shares with his ex-partner Cheryl Cole. In the days since his death, countless friends, fans and family members have posted messages of condolence, including all four of the musician’s former bandmates: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.

Two weeks ago, the luxury Argentine hotel where Payne died was raided by police and a number of items were reportedly taken, including hard drives and CCTV footage. An autopsy report found that Payne died from a variety of injuries, including internal and external bleeding, caused by the fall. Additionally, investigators reportedly found a number of illegal substances in his system at the time of his death, including a recreational drug called “pink cocaine,” a mixture of substances that often includes ketamine in combination with MDMA, methamphetamine, cocaine, opioids and/or psychoactive substances .

On November 7, the singer’s body was returned to his family for his remains to be transported to his home country of Great Britain for burial.