Liam Payne death: 3 charged in ex-One Direction singer’s death [Video]

Argentina’s public prosecutor announced Thursday that during its investigation into Payne’s death, “illicit conduct” was found and three people have been “charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics.”

According to a press release, investigators determined Payne “was not fully conscious or was experiencing a state of noticeable decrease or loss of consciousness at the time” of the deadly fall.

Argentine officials previously said an initial toxicology report revealed the former boy band singer had cocaine in his system after his death.

While authorities have yet to name the three individuals charged, they revealed one person had “accompanied the artist on a daily basis during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires.” A second defendant is a hotel employee accused of giving Payne cocaine, and a third …