Liam Payne had Class A drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine in system at time of his death - reports

The death of the 31-year-old musician shocked the world, with the former boyband star falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires last week. While his cause of death has been confirmed as multiple traumas and internal and external haemorrhaging, initial toxicology reports show that Payne had multiple Class A drugs in his system at the time of the fall.

The reports suggest that a cocktail of drugs had been taken by Payne prior to his death, including crack cocaine, benzodiazepine and so-called ‘pink cocaine’, which is a mix of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA. The Associate Press said that that an anonymous source stated that the initial findings had shown evidence of possible exposure to cocaine but added that amount in his blood would not be confirmed until the final toxicology report.

Investigators previously released images of the scene inside Payne’s hotel room at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel, with narcotics and alcohol allegedly found throughout the room. Images also showed a smashed television within the room, with public prosecution theorising that Payne had suffered a substance-inducted breakdown which led to the third-floor balcony fall.

The former One Direction star’s death shocked the music industry, with tributes pouring in from celebrities and fans cross the world. Thousands of fans gathered at sites across the world, including London, Paris, Madrid, Sydney and New York, at the same time to pay tribute to Payne.

His former bandmates, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles, previously said in a joint statement that they were “devastated” by his death, adding: “The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever.”

Former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, with whom Payne welcomed son Bear in 2017, said in a touching tribute to him: “Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our seven-year-old son. A son that now has to face the reality of never seeing his father again.”