Life | Second man accused in Liam Payne drug death surrenders to Argentinian police
- A hotel worker named Ezequiel David Pereyra, 21, has turned himself in after being accused of selling drugs to Liam Payne before his death.
- Pereyra was charged with supplying cocaine to Payne on October 15 and 16, 2024, for him to consume at a hotel.
- Five individuals, including Pereyra and Braian Paiz, face charges related to Payne's death, with potential prison sentences of four to 15 years.
- The hotel manager and receptionist were charged with manslaughter for their actions regarding Payne's safety before his death.
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The second of the two prosecuted for giving drugs to British singer Liam Payne before his death in a hotel in Buenos Aires was handed over on Monday to the authorities, a police source reported on Tuesday. “The 21-year-old boy was present at the Police Department in Barracas (south of Buenos Aires City), after his lawyer reported that his client would be available,” the source told AFP. The detainee, identified as David Ezequiel Pereyra, was an …
Former One Direction star Liam Payne fell from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires last year. Now a second suspect has been arrested. He is a former employee of the hotel.
Last week, a man was arrested in connection with Liam Payne's death. Now, another man has turned himself in to police.
Second accused in Liam Payne drug death surrenders
The second of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne, who plunged to his death from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year, has turned himself in, Argentine police said Tuesday, Jan. 7. The 21-year-old, David Ezequiel Pereyra, presented himself Monday to police in Barracas, south of Buenos Aires, a police source told AFP. Pereyra was an employee at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital, where the former…
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