Prosecutors announced in November that toxicology tests found traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescribed antidepressants in Payne’s system.
An autopsy determined that his cause of death was “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding” caused by a fall from a hotel balcony.
Prosecutors said medical reports also suggested Payne may have been semi-conscious or fully unconscious.
Prosecutors said this ruled out any conscious or voluntary action by Payne and led them to conclude that he did not know what he was doing or had any understanding of his actions. Ta.
After Payne’s death, Roger Noles told celebrity news outlet TMZ that Payne was a “very good friend” and that they had spent time together on the day of Payne’s death.
He said Ms Payne “seemed playful and happy” when she left him about an hour before she fell from the balcony.
After Payne’s death, police found objects, damaged items and furniture in her hotel room.
It was previously reported that hotel staff had called emergency services twice after complaining of a guest who had “overdone drugs and alcohol” and was “rubbing the entire room”.
Payne became one of pop’s most recognizable names after appearing on The X Factor and rising to fame with boy band One Direction in the 2010s, with the band ending their career indefinitely in January 2016. I went on hiatus.
The singer’s funeral took place in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, last month.
Those paying tribute include Payne’s former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, as well as his girlfriend Kate Cassidy and his ex-partner, with whom he had a son. Cheryl was there too.
