The body of pop star Liam Payne was released to his family on Wednesday to be flown back to the UK, the public prosecutor in charge of his case has confirmed to the BBC. The singer died three weeks ago after falling from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Liam Payne ’s body will be flown back to the UK in the next 36 hours, according to media in Argentina, where the former One Direction singer died last month. The Sun newspaper reports that Payne’s funeral will take place in the UK this week, at St Paul’s Cathedral in Wolverhampton, the city where he grew up.

The body of Liam Payne is finally expected to be flown back to the UK later this week, according to security sources in Argentina.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne's body is expected to return to UK today, three weeks after his tragic death in Argentina. As it approaches one-month mark since the untimely demise of the iconic singer,

Liam Payne's body has been flown back to England as his funeral is set to happen this week. According to reports, the funeral of the singer could happen as early as this week after the Wolverhampton star fell to his death in Argentina three weeks ago.