Investigation into Liam Payne death delayed to 'gather eyewitness reports' View 4 Images

A coroner will seek full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest into the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, a pre-inquest review heard.

Senior Coroner Crispin Butler told a three-minute hearing at Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court on Thursday that there are "continuing investigations in Argentina into the circumstances surrounding Liam's death".

Liam Payne died on 16 October 2024 after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.

The incident took place at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel, located in the capital’s upscale Palermo district. Emergency services were called in the early hours of the morning, but Payne was declared dead at

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