According to the police statement, the patrol was called to the suburb of Palermo due to a report of an “aggressive man who may be under the influence of drugs and alcohol.”
The singer was found dead in the courtyard of the Casa Sur hotel. It is not yet known whether Payne jumped from the balcony on the third floor or fell by accident, but Buenos Aires Ministry of Security spokesman Pablo Policicchio told the AP that Payne “threw himself from the balcony of his room.” An autopsy was ordered.
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead in ArgentinaVideo: Reuters
Together with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne formed the globally popular group One Direction.
The band’s fame began to spread after its participation in the British version of the X Factor music competition in 2010, but already in 2016, the group broke up and its individual members devoted themselves to various projects and solo careers.
Liam Payne in 2018
According to Argentine media, Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend a concert by one of his former colleagues from One Direction, Niall Horan.
Payne had a seven-year-old son with his ex-girlfriend, musician Cheryl Cole, who was a member of the girl group Girls Aloud.
Female fans light a candle at the hotel in Buenos Aires where singer Liam Payne died, October 16, 2024.
The forensics team at the hotel where Liam Payne died.
A sad fan in front of a hotel in Buenos Aires