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REPORTS: 3 charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, self-harm ruled out in cause of death

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Through the years LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Singer Liam Payne attends the World Premiere of "I Am Bolt" at Odeon Leicester Square on November 28, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

ABC NEWS — According to ABC News’ Jon Goldman, three people have been charged with “crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics,” in connection with the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, the Argentinian Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Thursday.

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The three people charged in connection with Payne’s death include a person who accompanied Payne on a “daily basis during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires.”

This person was charged with “crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death,” a charge which has a potential sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison, the Prosecutor’s Office told ABC News.

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