(Reuters) -An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying did not act as they should have before the singer’s death and allowed charges against them to proceed, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office on Monday.
Payne fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in October.
Payne’s manager as well as the manager of the hotel and its head of reception are charged with manslaughter in relation to the former pop superstar’s death. They face up to five years in prison if convicted.
A hotel employee and a local waiter are accused of plying Payne with cocaine during his stay, and face up to 15 years in prison. The judge ordered them to be jailed ahead of their trial.
(Reporting by Kylie Madry; Editing by Mark Porter)
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