Coroner to hold second pre-inquest review into Liam Payne’s death

Liam Payne died in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony

The second review hearing is to take place at Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court in Beaconsfield on Thursday morning.

A Buckinghamshire coroner will hold a further hearing into the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina.

Senior Coroner Crispin Butler told an initial pre-inquest review in January last year he would seek full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest as investigations were continuing in Argentina into the circumstances surrounding Payne’s death.

The second review hearing is to take place at Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court in Beaconsfield on Thursday morning.

Mr Payne died at the age of 31 in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony.

A post-mortem examination report said he died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.

In February 2025, a court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three out of the five people who had been charged in connection with Payne’s death.

After his band went on hiatus, Mr Payne launched a successful solo career, releasing his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid and Strip That Down featuring Quavo, and the track For You with Rita Ora.

- Press Association