Payne, 31, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead October 16^th, triggering an outpouring of tributes from the band’s devotees.

While grieving fans and media collected outside the Casa Sur Hotel, investigators were gathering evidence, trying to determine the cause of Payne’s tragic death.

According to reports, coroners had found 25 injuries compatible with those caused by a fall from a height, including fatal head injuries, with internal and external bleeding.

“Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,” Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti said in a statement. “Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries.”

Payne was pronounced dead at the scene.

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