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On Oct. 16, the former One Direction band member died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Per the autopsy, Payne died of "polytrauma and internal and external bleeding." The prosecutor's office called the death "doubtful/undetermined," meaning there was no conclusive information about the cause of death. Forensic experts found a total of 25 injuries "compatible with those produced by a fall from height." The singer's brain and skull (cranioencephalic) injuries in particular were "sufficiently suitable to cause death." The internal and external hemorrhages in his skull, chest, abdomen and limbs "contributed to the mechanism of death," according to the release.
After forensic experts analyzed the singer's hands, they did not find any defensive injuries, which led them to believe that "all the injuries on the body were vital and produced at the same time, and that no injuries were observed that could suggest the intervention of third parties."
Additionally, the position of Payne's body suggested that he "did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and that he could have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness."
After forensic experts analyzed the singer's hands, they did not find any defensive injuries, which led them to believe that "all the injuries on the body were vital and produced at the same time, and that no injuries were observed that could suggest the intervention of third parties."
Additionally, the position of Payne's body suggested that he "did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and that he could have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness."
