The former One Direction singer, who died on October 16 at the age of 31, had fallen to his death from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina. His body was moved on Wednesday from the British cemetery in Buenos Aires to the airport.
Three weeks after his death, the body of Liam Payne will finally be repatriated to England from Argentina. The British artist lost his life on October 16 following a fatal fall from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires. His parents and loved ones, who had been waiting since the accident, will finally be able to mourn his loss. The repatriation, initially scheduled for Monday November 4, 2024, did not take place until Wednesday November 6. “ The body of pop star Liam Payne has been removed from the city’s British cemetery and transferred to the airport, a cemetery source tells Reuters, reporting the likely repatriation. The body, which was being held on site by local authorities for toxicology and other laboratory reports, was removed at around 6am local time (09:00 GMT). “
A long wait for loved ones
The struggle of Geoff Payne to repatriate his son’s body is drawing to a close. According to British Embassy officials in Buenos Aires, Liam Payne’s father has been in the Argentine capital since October 18. The British pop star died as a result of “multiple traumas” as well as“ internal and external bleeding “. The preliminary results of the autopsy established that he was alone at the time of the tragedy, and that he was going through “ a kind of substance abuse crisis “according to the public prosecutor’s office. An examination of the singer revealed the presence of several drugs, including pink cocainein his system. The investigation lasted over two weeks. “ The Public Prosecutor informed Liam Payne’s father that the toxicological and histopathological analyses complementary to the autopsy had not yet been completed, and that their results were necessary in order to decide on the repatriation of the body. “explained the public prosecutor in a press release on Tuesday October 29.
Liam Payne’s funeral will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in his hometown of Wolverhampton. His former One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinsonare expected to pay their last respects. The funeral will probably take place next week, allowing his family, friends and fans to bid him a final farewell.