Liam Payne’s funeral to be held ‘next month’ as autopsy update issued

Liam Payne’s funeral is expected to be held next month as an update has been given on the late One Direction star’s autopsy in Argentina. The 31-year-old tragically died after falling from the balcony of his third-floor room at CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.

The late star’s father Geoff has travelled to the country in South America for the recognition of the body and to arrange its repatriation. But it has now emerged that Liam's body is likely to remain in Argentina for between 10 and 15 days, until the results of toxicological tests are known, the Mirror reports.

The singer’s remains will be handed over to his relatives and repatriated to England, once the investigation ends, according to local media reports. This would mean that the funeral could then take place at the beginning of next month, once his body returns to the UK.

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Argentinian newspaper Clarín reported the claims and quoted sources from the British Embassy who said: "We are supporting Liam Payne's family and are in contact with local authorities. "It comes after the preliminary results of an autopsy, performed by the Forensic Medical Corps at the Judicial Morgue on Viamonte Street, revealed that Liam died from "multiple traumas" that caused "internal and external bleeding" after his fall earlier this week.

The Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement: "The head injuries were sufficient to cause death , while the internal and external haemorrhages in the skull, chest, abdomen and limbs contributed to the mechanism of death." The report stated a toxicological and anatomical-pathological study of his blood and urine were being undertaken to determine