The daddy of former One Path star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires lodge balcony final month, started repatriating the singer’s physique to Britain on Wednesday. | Picture credit score: JOEL C RYAN
The daddy of former One Path star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires lodge balcony final month, started repatriating the singer’s physique to Britain on Wednesday, a police supply instructed AFP.
A flight carrying Payne’s stays left Buenos Aires certain for London at 1:58 p.m. native time (16:58 GMT), the supply mentioned.
A video that circulated on social networks confirmed his father Geoff on the Ezeiza Worldwide Airport, minutes earlier than boarding.
Argentine media reported that Payne’s physique was transferred Wednesday morning from the British Cemetery in Buenos Aires, the place he was embalmed.
A funeral residence worker accountable for preparations instructed AFP on Tuesday that he can be repatriated within the subsequent 24 to 48 hours.
Payne was discovered lifeless on October 16 after falling from the balcony of his room on the third ground of the CasaSur Lodge within the Argentine capital.
His dying at age 31 sparked a world outpouring of grief and condolences from household, former bandmates, followers and others.
It has additionally sparked debate over whether or not the music trade has an obligation of take care of the psychological well being of stars who discover fame at a younger age.
Payne had spoken publicly about his struggles with substance abuse and dealing with fame from a younger age.
Lodge employees had twice known as emergency companies to report {that a} visitor “overwhelmed by medicine and alcohol” was “trashing up” a lodge room.
On Tuesday, Geoff Payne once more visited the makeshift memorial of letters, images and flowers left by followers outdoors the CasaSur lodge after his son’s dying.
One Path, one of many world’s highest-grossing reside acts, went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
Payne loved some solo success, however his profession had just lately languished.
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