An inquest into the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne has been opened in the UK, with his medical cause of death confirmed

Former One Direction star Liam Payne’s medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening as “polytrauma”. A hearing, which Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court said was held on December 17, was told it may take “some time” to ascertain how the 31-year-old died.

Five people have been indicted in Argentina over the death of British singer Liam Payne, who fell from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October after consuming alcohol and drugs, prosecutors said Monday.

Liam Payne's medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening two months after he fell to his death

The results matched those previously released by Argentinian authorities in their investigation into the singer's Oct. 16 death following a fall from a hotel balcony.

The death of Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, has been confirmed through a U.K. inquest as due to polytrauma. The former member of the now-defunct British boy band passed away on October 16 after falling off a third-story hotel balcony in Argentina.

Geoff Payne learnt about his son Liam Payne's drink and drug-fuelled death in an anguished phone call from one of the men facing prosecution over Liam’s third-floor hotel balcony plunge, it emerged today.