Toxicology tests show Liam Payne had ‘multiple’ drugs in system, reports say
Reports say a cocktail of drugs called ‘pink cocaine’ had been found during a partial autopsy
Pop star Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to initial toxicology reports cited by US media on Monday.
The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31, after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.
ABC News and TMZ said a cocktail of drugs called “pink cocaine” – containing methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA – had been found during a partial autopsy, citing anonymous sources familiar with the preliminary tests.
Crack cocaine and benzodiazepine were also listed.
An “improvised aluminium pipe to ingest drugs” was also found in the room, ABC reported.
Payne – who was found dead after staff called emergency services twice to report a guest “overwhelmed by drugs and alcohol” was “destroying” a hotel room – had spoken publicly about struggles with substance abuse and coping with fame from an early age.
