Liam Payne passed out in hotel lobby moments before fatal fall: eyewitness

An American tourer who stayed astatine nan CasaSur Palermo Hotel successful Buenos Aires astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic Liam Payne claimed nan precocious One Direction personnel fell unconscious soon earlier he died.

“There was an incident wherever he was very disappointment and was smashing his laptop successful nan lobby, and past nan last clip he came down, he really passed retired successful nan lobby of nan hotel,” nan edifice impermanent said successful an question and reply for “Impact x Nightline: One Direction: Liam Payne’s Final Days.”

The tourer claimed he witnessed Payne travel down to nan lobby “multiple times” and origin specified a “disturbance” that he had to beryllium “escorted backmost up to his room” by edifice staff.

His remarks echo what different guest, a female named Rebecca, precocious told nan Daily Mail.

She claimed she saw Payne successful nan edifice lobby arsenic well, and witnessed immoderate of his bizarre behavior.

Rebecca said she nan “X Factor” alum drawback a woman, whom she believed he had been “with him,” and claimed nan vocalist started “fake-choking her.”

The edifice impermanent said she was besides coming erstwhile Payne collapsed his laptop, sharing she heard him outcry “F–k this s–t, mate!” aft receiving an email that seemingly upset him.

The CasaSur Palermo Hotel head placed a telephone to 911, which was later released, amid nan chaos.

The man — identified only arsenic Esteban — told first responders astatine nan time, “We person a impermanent who is [allegedly] precocious and drunk; and erstwhile he is conscious, he is destroying his room and we request you to nonstop someone, please.”

He added that he feared for nan life of nan edifice impermanent — who was later identified arsenic Payne — because he was “in a room that has a pavilion and we are frightened he mightiness beryllium endangering his life.”

Shortly after, nan “Night Changes” vocalist fell to his decease from nan third-story pavilion of his room.

He suffered a fractured skull, and died connected effect aft he landed successful nan hotel’s courtyard. His cause of decease was attributed to nan aggregate traumas, soul and outer bleeding he sustained.

A toxicology study besides revealed that Payne had aggregate narcotics successful his system astatine nan clip of his death, including cocaine, crack, nan depressant benzodiazepine and a celebrated party supplier called pinkish cocaine, which is typically a operation of meth, ecstasy and different drugs.

Police are investigating really nan “Story of My Life” vocalist obtained nan drugs, but they reportedly judge a hotel worker whitethorn person supplied nan substances.

According to TMZ, investigators have a theory that 1 of nan workers secretly transported narcotics via a Dove soap container that was recovered alongside different drug paraphernalia successful Payne’s trashed hotel.

Prosecutors person besides spoken to 2 women — believed to beryllium prostitutes — who were pinch nan “Strip That Down” vocalist successful his room hours earlier he died.

However, nan 2 25-year-old activity workers person reportedly testified nether oath that they only drank intoxicant with Payne and did not do drugs.

The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office in Argentina besides concluded that nan “For You” vocalist — who was apt unconscious erstwhile he died — was unsocial successful his edifice room erstwhile he fatally fell.

Prosecutors besides recovered “no protect injuries” connected Payne. However, his decease investigation is ongoing.

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