Liam Payne
British Coroner Still Waiting for Evidence …
19 Months After Death in Argentina
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It’s been almost 19 months since Liam Payne‘s tragic death … and a British coroner says he still doesn’t have the evidence he needs to officially determine the singer’s cause of death.
During a pre-inquest hearing Thursday … Buckinghamshire, UK Senior Coroner Crispin Butler explained he hasn’t heard anything from anyone in Argentina since the last hearing … which was in January 2025.
He told Beaconsfield Coroner’s Court … “We have had no further disclosure of evidence from Argentina via the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.” Beaconsfield is a suburb of London, England.
During the last review — more than a year ago — Dr. Roberto Victor Cohen said Liam died from polytrauma … meaning he died from multiple traumatic injuries.
But Butler said in that hearing it could still “take some time” before they could formally reveal Liam’s cause of death … and said he wanted full reports and eyewitness statements.
And now, Butler says he believes the investigation in Argentina is still ongoing … hence the delay. He also noted that the documentation he got before the hearing had “undergone a process of translation.”
He plans to pass those docs along to Liam’s family … who skipped Thursday’s hearing. The next pre-inquest review won’t be until December 1.
As you know, Payne fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in 2024 … and an autopsy performed in Argentina found drugs were found in his system.
