New report reveals drugs, alcohol in Liam Payne's body at the time of his death
Actor Liam Payne's death last year rocked Hollywood and his legion of fans, if anything, because of his young age.
According to People Magazine, new information has been revealed regarding the state he was in at the time of his death, which included his exceedingly high blood alcohol concentration.
In addition to the high percentage of alcohol, Payne reportedly also had a number of drugs in his system, which is what medical experts believe ultimately led to his fatal fall from a balcony at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Argentina last October.
The report was issued this week by the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 14, according to the outlet.
What happened?
The report was eye-opening and at the very least presents a plausible explanation as to how Payne wound up falling from the hotel balcony, given he was clearly out of sorts at the time of the fatal accident.
The former "One Direction" star had "cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene and the medication sertraline" in his system at the time of his death, authorities reported.
He also had "alcohol concentrations of up to 2.7 grams per liter in blood at the time of death," which translates to .27 percent -- enough to cause serious confusion if not total blackout.
Liam Payne had near-fatal level of alcohol in system at time of death, officials say pic.twitter.com/qT3TMs9ke2
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 26, 2025
There was also a concurrent investigation into where Payne received the drugs that were ultimately found in his system.
People noted:
The press release also revealed that Braian Paiz's prosecution for supplying drugs in exchange for money was confirmed, despite previously denying the claims and saying he did it for free.
Social media reaction
Many across social media questioned the report, as many still believe that it's not impossible to think that Payne might have been pushed off the balcony or some other form of foul play.
"Percentage? I thought a human can only survive on lower levels than 1% alcohol" one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "The ever changing toxicology report. Not the cause of death anyway. Of course you know that. Anything to keep up a false narrative & plug a ‘documentary’ that’s an insult to that classification."
Only time will tell if any additional information about his death is ever revealed.