The young suspect finally It was presented this Friday January 3, after having been prosecuted along with others involved in this tragic event.
Paiz, who is accused of having supplied drugs to the former member of One Directionwill also face a $5 million embargo. His arrest comes after, on December 29, Justice decided prosecute him along with four other people involved for Payne’s fatal fall from the third floor of the Hotel CasaSur in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo.
The Court Criminal and Correctional N°34led by Judge Bruniard, prosecuted Paiz and Ezequiel Pereyraa hotel employee, for the crime of drug supply for profit.
Both must face a sentence that could vary between 4 and 15 years in prison. Pereyra is also expected to surrender in the next few hours, since An embargo also weighs against him for $5 million.
Furthermore, the businessman Roger Nores was accused of manslaughteralthough his arrest was not requested, and an embargo of US$50 million next to the ban on leaving the country.
The judge also prosecuted Gilda Martinthe hotel manager, already Esteban Grassithe manager, who were also accused of manslaughter and seized with the same figure as Nores.
The accusations against the detainees
Paiz met Payne when he was working as a waiter at a restaurant in Puerto Maderoone of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. For his part, Pereyra, who worked at the CasaSur hotel, would have supplied cocaine to Payne on two previous occasions to his death.
According to the evidence presented by the researchers, The conversations between Paiz and the singer were key for his accusation.
In a chat in the early hours of October 14, Paiz sent him Payne a photo of a bag with 5 grams of cocaine. In another message that same day, he offered another amount of drugs, prompting Payne to take a taxi to look for it.
Pereyra’s case is also linked to the supply of cocaine to Payne on October 15 and 16. The 21-year-old received US$100 for delivering the drugs, and The hotel’s security cameras captured the moment in which he handed him the substance in the elevator.
Roger Nores, who had been accompanying Payne during his stay in Buenos Aires, was identified by prosecutor Andrés Madrea for abandonment of person followed by death and facilitation of narcotics. However, the judge determined that the most appropriate charge was manslaughter.
Both Martin and Grassi, who were present at the hotel when the incident occurred, also face charges related to manslaughter. They are questioned for failing to provide adequate assistance to Payne when he suffered a mental health crisis before his fall.
The tragic death of Liam Payne
British singer Liam Payne arrived at the CasaSur Hotel at midnight on October 13, and three days later He died after falling from the balcony of his room on the third floor.
The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was polytrauma and internal bleeding and external. Toxicological studies found traces of alcohol, cocaine and an antidepressant prescribed in your body.
The experts determined that Payne was not conscious at the time of his fall. The phenomenon of the lack of conservation reflexes on impact, together with other indications related to its consumption, suggest that the singer fell into a state of semi-consciousnesswhich rules out the possibility of self-harm or intervention by third parties.
Investigators maintain that Payne he was not aware of his actions at the moment of falling. For this reason, it almost fell into dead weighta fact that aggravated the fall.
This analysis suggests that the artist’s death was not a voluntary act, but rather the result of a deteriorated health status due to substance usewhich left him unable to react or understand what was happening at that moment.
Source: Ambito
