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Inside Liam Payne’s dad Geoff’s tragic days in Argentina after singer’s death
Liam Payne’s heartbroken dad Geoff has spent several days in Argentina after his son’s tragic death.
The 31-year-old singer plunged to his death on 16 October from his hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, and an investigation is currently ongoing into his death. Officials stated they aren’t looking for anyone else in relation to his death, but they are reportedly trying to track down who sold drugs – including pink cocaine – to Liam.
The One Direction star’s dad Geoff flew to Argentina just hours after news of Liam’s shock death broke, as he began the heartbreaking process of bringing their son’s body back to the UK. It was reported that both Geoff and Liam’s mother Karen had left their home in Wolverhampton to board a flight to Buenos Aires, but so far, only Geoff has been seen in the Argentine capital.
Upon his arrival in Buenos Aires on Friday morning, Geoff headed straight to the Judicial Morgue, located at Viamonte 2151, to identify Liam’s body, according to news outlet Teleshow in Argentina. He then made a painful visit to the prosecutor’s office to discuss details of the investigation into his son’s death, and Geoff later made his way to the CasaSur Hotel as he looked at the tributes left by devastated fans. A huge crowd had gathered around the grieving father, leading to determined One Direction fans to form a barrier around Geoff so he could have some privacy.
He took a break from looking at the heart-wrenching tributes to his son, and was seen having tea in the hotel lobby. Geoff then headed to a shopping mall with a police escort, which was arranged by the prosecutor’s office, and was driven around Buenos Aires to take in the sights that his son had enjoyed in the days leading up to his death. He then returned to his hotel, and resumed the long process of bringing Liam’s body back to the UK.
He visited the prosecutor’s office to discuss the investigation into Liam’s death ( Image: Getty Images)
Geoff was pictured arriving at the British Embassy to complete the necessary paperwork to repatriate his body, but it is not yet known how long that process will take. It was reported Liam’s funeral will take place early next month, but the investigation into his death is still ongoing, and toxicology results aren’t due back until December at the earliest.
On Monday, Liam’s father then visited prosecutor Andrés Madrea to further discuss his son’s death, and he was told of the status of the tests carried out on samples from the singer’s body. It was reported that toxicology results had suggested pink cocaine was in Liam’s system at the time of his death, and on Tuesday, Geoff returned to the prosecutor’s office for a six-hour meeting.
Geoff and Karen were heartbroken over their son’s devastating death (Image: Express & Star / SWNS)
Just hours after Geoff left the prosecutor’s office, a new search was ordered to be carried out on Liam’s hotel room, which was conducted by a team of police officers. Liam’s father is still in Buenos Aires, and it’s not known how long he will be staying in Argentina, as the probe into his son’s tragic death continues.
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