The autopsy report confirmed that Liam Payne, a former member of One Direction, died of polytrauma and internal and external bleeding after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina at the age of 31. Reports indicated that he had struggled with alcohol and substance abuse prior to his death, and forensic experts found 25 injuries consistent with a fall from height. Payne likely fell while experiencing a breakdown due to substance abuse and was found to be alone at the time of the incident with no defensive injuries on his body. Additional studies are being conducted to determine if drugs or alcohol were present in his system at the time of his death. Witnesses reported that Payne had been destroying objects in his hotel room while under the influence before the fall occurred. The investigation is ongoing to determine any possible involvement of third parties in the events leading up to his death. Polytrauma, characterized by multiple traumatic injuries, was listed as the cause of death, which can be life-threatening due to immediate or delayed complications such as brain injuries or significant blood loss. Payne passed away at the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Palermo neighborhood.
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