What
else
did
Liam
Payne’s
autopsy
say?

According
to
the
release,
coroners
reported
25
injuries
in
Payne’s
autopsy
that
were “compatible
with
those
caused
by
a
fall
from
height.”

“They
also
pointed
out
that
the
head
injuries
were
sufficient
to
cause
death,”
the
release
continued, “while
the
internal
and
external
hemorrhages
in
the
skull,
thorax,
abdomen
and
limbs
contributed
to
the
mechanism
of
death.”

In
addition,
the
release
said
forensic
experts
found “no
defensive
injuries”
after
examining
the


One
Direction
alum
and
that “no
injuries
were
observed
that
would
suggest
the
intervention
of
third
parties.”

Still,
questions
remain—including
about
the
state
Payne
may
have
been
in
at
the
time
of
his
fall.

“The
prosecution
said
that,
given
the
position
in
which
the
body
was
left
and
the
injuries
from
the
fall,”
the
release
added, “it
is
presumed
that
Payne
did
not
adopt
a
reflex
posture
to
protect
himself
and
that

he
could
have
fallen
into
a
state
of
semi-
or
total
unconsciousness.”

As
medical
examiners
seek
more
answers,
the
release
noted,
they’ve
requested
histopathological,
biochemical
and
toxicological
studies.

“At
this
point,”
the
release
read, “the
analysis
of
the
stomach
contents,
alcohol
and
toxins
in
the
blood,
vitreous
humor,
bile,
nasal
swab
and
urine
for
the
determination
of
alcohol
and
toxins
was
required.”

While
a
full
toxicology
report
has
yet
to
be
released,
a

preliminary
report
revealed
Payne
had
drugs
in
his
system
at
his
time
of
death,
an
official
with
direct
knowledge
told


The
New
York
Times.