{"id":11049,"date":"2024-11-27T04:15:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=11049"},"modified":"2024-11-27T04:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:15:23","slug":"liam-paynes-family-now-poised-to-take-legal-action-against-any-individual-involved-in-his-death-from-hotel-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=11049","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne\u2019s family now poised to take legal action against any individual involved in his death from hotel fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawyers for Liam Payne\u2019s family were in court in Argentina Tuesday \u2014 and a source told Page Six that they could bring private criminal action against anyone who contributed to\u00a0his death.<\/p>\n

Page Six has seen documentation that shows music industry veteran lawyer Richard Bray, acting on behalf of the family, has handed over his legal interests to a local law firm in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

This means that Payne\u2019s loved ones\u00a0would now be a named\u00a0plaintiff in any criminal case moving forward.<\/p>\n

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A source told Page Six that Liam Payne\u2019s could bring private criminal action against anyone who contributed to his death.NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Payne\u2019s death is the subject of investigation in Buenos Aires.Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal<\/span>It\u2019s the first time that Payne\u2019s family has been mentioned in any part of the ongoing investigation into the singer\u2019s death at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16 \u2014 and it comes as\u00a0shocking photos of his last moments\u00a0have been revealed.A source who knows the family said they were \u201c100% sure\u201d that Payne\u2019s parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his siblings would want to seek justice for him.<\/p>\n

The 1D star died at age 31 after falling off the balcony of his hotel room.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors have already\u00a0charged two hotel staffers\u00a0with allegedly\u00a0providing him drugs, and one friend of Payne\u2019s is a person of interest for failing to intervene and come to his help.<\/p>\n

However, the investigation has taken an even darker turn in the wake of photos that were released as part of a police report.<\/p>\n

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Footage from the police report into Payne\u2019s death shows him in the hotel corridor with three men, believed to be members of the hotel\u2019s staff, before he was manhandled into his room, according to reports.Buenos Aires police<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The singer appeared to be walking, with his head upright, in the hotel lobby minutes before he was carried upstairs by staff.Buenos Aires police<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They show what appears to be staff at the hotel\u00a0manhandling Payne\u00a0and shutting him in his hotel room. Though the timestamps on the images are unconfirmed, it appears this occurred soon before his death.<\/p>\n

Nicol\u00e1s Durrieu, a criminal lawyer based in Buenos Aires, told Page Six that if this is indeed what happened, hotel staff could face charges of \u00a0\u201cabandonment of a person.\u201d In this case, it could likely be considered \u201caggravated\u201d because a person died, with a maximum sentence of 15 years.<\/p>\n

Charges of \u201cmanslaughter\u201d carry a maximum of five years of prison in Argentina, while anyone convicted of drug facilitation or distribution could face 12 years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n

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Harry Styles joined the other One Direction members at Liam Payne\u2019s funeral in Amersham, UK, last week.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former bandmate Louis Tomlinson was also in attendance at the service.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe legal system also allows the family to bring their own private criminal prosecution and their own investigation, \u201d said Durrieu. \u201cVictims are very empowered and independent from the prosecutor. Usually the family joins with the prosecutor, but not always.\u201d<\/p>\n

TMZ\u00a0reported Monday that security footage and the police report show that Payne was trying to escape from his hotel room when he fell. Hotel staff knew he was threatening to use the balcony as a means to escape, but still left him alone, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

Shocking photos show Payne, who was disruptive in the hotel lobby and under the influence, splayed out as three men carry him to his room minutes before he fell to his death.<\/p>\n

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Zayn Malk attended the funeral after postponing his concerts.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Niall Horan looked somber at the service.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, Payne was apparently conscious and holding his head upright.<\/p>\n

Photos, believed to be taken from surveillance footage, show that when the hotel employees got Liam to his room corridor, he struggled with them and attempted to walk back in the elevator.<\/p>\n

A source told Page Six: \u201cIt appears clear to me that Liam was trying to get back downstairs, he did not want to go in his room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, hotel staff used a master key to enter the room and placed Liam inside, according to the police report seen by Page Six.<\/p>\n

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Payne\u2019s parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, were together at the funeral.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kate Cassidy, Payne\u2019s girlfriend, attended his funeral.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once he was in the room, staff called 911 and said they feared he might use the balcony and accidentally hurt himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a guest who is [allegedly] high and drunk; and when he is conscious, he is\u00a0destroying\u00a0his room\u00a0and we need you to send someone, please. We need you to send someone urgently because I don\u2019t know if his life is in danger,\u201d the man, identified only as a hotel manager named Estaban, told the dispatcher.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is in a room that\u00a0has a balcony\u00a0and we are scared he might be endangering his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne previously\u00a0spoke of how he hated being locked up in hotel rooms, a tactic 1D management resorted to at the height of the band\u2019s fame<\/p>\n

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The 1D star died after falling off the balcony at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires.CasaSur Palermo Hotel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Drug paraphernalia was reportedly found in Payne\u2019s room. An autopsy showed that he had \u201cpink cocaine\u201d in his system. The drug includes 2-CB, MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, and caffeine..<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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