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Coroner begins second pre-inquest review into Liam Payne’s death after delay over eyewitness statements

The Independent·Mathilde Grandjean·26 days ago
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A Buckinghamshire coroner is set to hold a further hearing into the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina. The hearing follows an initial pre-inquest review in January last year, where Senior Coroner Crispin Butler said he would await full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest, as investigations were continuing in Argentina into the circumstances surrounding Payne’s death . The second review hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning at Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court in Beaconsfield. Payne died at the age of 31 in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony. Liam Payne launched a successful solo career (AP) A post-mortem examination report said Payne died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires. In February 2025, a court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three out of the five people who had been charged in connection with Payne’s death.…

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