Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
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Liam Payne’s fear of being ‘locked up’ in hotel rooms – before tragic new details of death emerge
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Liam Payne’s dad had concerns for son after One Direction singer fired bodyguard
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Haunting detail of Liam Payne’s last hour as he was ‘trying to escape hotel room’
Liam Payne report uncovers devastating detail on star’s ‘desperate escape plot’
Liam Payne report uncovers devastating detail on star’s ‘desperate escape plot’
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
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Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
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Liam Payne fans spot Zayn Malik’s incredible tribute to late star and rush to thank him
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Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
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Liam Payne’s dad reveals one heartbreaking milestone he missed out on with tragic son
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Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy sobs as she’s seen for first time since his funeral
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Inside Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy’s ‘fraught final days before tragic ultimatum’
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Louis Tomlinson breaks silence with huge update after Liam Payne’s funeral
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Michael Barrymore seen living ‘new life’ in Spain after years of questions about Stuart Lubbock’s death
Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
Liam Payne’s fear of being ‘locked up’ in hotel rooms – before tragic new details of death emerge
Liam Payne’s fear of being ‘locked up’ in hotel rooms – before tragic new details of death emerge
Liam Payne’s dad had concerns for son after One Direction singer fired bodyguard
Liam Payne’s dad had concerns for son after One Direction singer fired bodyguard
Haunting detail of Liam Payne’s last hour as he was ‘trying to escape hotel room’
Haunting detail of Liam Payne’s last hour as he was ‘trying to escape hotel room’
Liam Payne report uncovers devastating detail on star’s ‘desperate escape plot’
Liam Payne report uncovers devastating detail on star’s ‘desperate escape plot’
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
Liam Payne fans spot Zayn Malik’s incredible tribute to late star and rush to thank him
Liam Payne fans spot Zayn Malik’s incredible tribute to late star and rush to thank him
Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
Liam Payne’s dad reveals one heartbreaking milestone he missed out on with tragic son
Liam Payne’s dad reveals one heartbreaking milestone he missed out on with tragic son
Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy sobs as she’s seen for first time since his funeral
Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy sobs as she’s seen for first time since his funeral
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Inside Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy’s ‘fraught final days before tragic ultimatum’
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Louis Tomlinson breaks silence with huge update after Liam Payne’s funeral
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Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
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Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
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Liam Payne’s fear of being ‘locked up’ in hotel rooms – before tragic new details of death emerge
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Liam Payne’s dad had concerns for son after One Direction singer fired bodyguard
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Haunting detail of Liam Payne’s last hour as he was ‘trying to escape hotel room’
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Liam Payne report uncovers devastating detail on star’s ‘desperate escape plot’
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
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Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
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Liam Payne fans spot Zayn Malik’s incredible tribute to late star and rush to thank him
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Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
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Liam Payne’s dad reveals one heartbreaking milestone he missed out on with tragic son
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Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy sobs as she’s seen for first time since his funeral
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Inside Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy’s ‘fraught final days before tragic ultimatum’
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Louis Tomlinson breaks silence with huge update after Liam Payne’s funeral
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Now, it’s been alleged by witnesses and a since-filed police report that Liam was attempting to flee his hotel suite and had threatened to staff that he would use the balcony to escape. Here is everything we know about the star’s alleged plot to leave his room amid reports a bag was found on his body in the courtyard.
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A photo of Liam at the Casa Sur Hotel before he tragically died
A photo of Liam at the Casa Sur Hotel before he tragically died ( Image: America TV)
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Hotel room fears
Sources familiar with Liam have described a repeated aversion he held to being confined in hotel rooms, according to the US website TMZ. His dislike traces back to his years in One Direction. Three years before his death, Liam opened up about his struggles with fame and said touring with his bandmates as a teen “really f****d him up”.
He said the worst part was getting “locked up” in hotel rooms for security reasons after performing. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast in 2021, Liam said: “My dad said it from day one – lonely hotel rooms, man – getting locked in that room is not fun when you’ve been exposed.”
The singer’s dislike of such situations reportedly led to at least one other balcony escape attempt in September, when his security allegedly confined him to a room in a Florida rental property due to concerns over potential drug use. He is alleged to have attempted to escape through a balcony, using a garden hose to shimmy to the ground.
Dad’s concern
A new report has suggested Liam’s father, Geoff, 66, was insistent that the singer not be left alone. TMZ claims the court documents show: “Liam’s father said it was critical that Liam always stayed busy and was never alone. Liam’s dad said he became alarmed in September after his son fired a bodyguard who was trying to stop him from doing drugs.”
A second bag was found on the balcony below with a note inside ( Image: AP)
Worrying 911 call
On the day he died, Liam was captured on surveillance camera visibly intoxicated and causing a disturbance in the lobby before hotel staff intervened. Witnesses reported that the singer resisted, informing staff he did not want to stay in the room and telling them that he would use the balcony to escape if confined.
Hotel employees reportedly used a master key to place Liam in his room, subsequently removing a mirror outside his door, apparently out of concern he might damage it. Just minutes later, a hotel employee called 911, noting the singer was in a room with a balcony and expressing fear that he might attempt to escape.
They said: “I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger. The room has a balcony and we are afraid he might do something. Just send an ambulance, only an ambulance.”
A photo released by local police of Liam’s wrecked hotel room in Argentina ( Image: Buenos Aires Police/AFP via Gett)
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Bags and letter
After the hotel staff left Liam alone, he apparently attempted an escape route involving the balcony, leading to his tragic fall. His body was found with a bag strapped over his shoulder – the bag was not present when he was carried from the lobby and taken to his room.
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Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
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Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
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Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
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Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
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Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
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Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
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Liam Payne’s last moments laid bare by hotel employee in Argentina
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Liam Payne’s final days of torment retraced as tragic new details emerge in shock report
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Liam Payne was ‘trying to escape hotel room’ minutes before his tragic death
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Liam Payne update as hotel staff phones seized in Argentina after star’s tragic death
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Liam Payne’s previous attempt to flee hotel room before Argentina tragedy
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Court documents share new details of Liam Payne’s death from whiskey binge to heartbreaking last texts
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Liam Payne’s heartbreaking last texts ‘revealed’ as new details of final hours emerge
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Liam Payne’s final heartbreaking texts to friend in full hours before tragic death
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Liam Payne’s dad feared for son in ‘lonely hotel rooms’ – heartbreaking statement
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Liam Payne fans spot Zayn Malik’s incredible tribute to late star and rush to thank him
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Liam Payne’s ‘erratic’ final moments before death as horror new details emerge
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Liam Payne’s dad reveals one heartbreaking milestone he missed out on with tragic son
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Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy sobs as she’s seen for first time since his funeral
A second-floor hotel guest discovered a second bag, a leather one containing pills, a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and a note labelled ‘for Liam’ on their balcony. Investigators believe the bag, identified as the singer’s and not the one found next to his body, was lowered to the second-floor as part of his attempted escape.
Police have ruled out suicide, believing the singer was likely in a state of “semi or total unconsciousness” at the time of his fall. Officials have also linked the tragedy to a substance-induced ‘psychotic episode’.
*Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help.
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