STORY: :: Fans gather outside Buenos Aires hotel after the
death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne
:: October 16, 2024
:: Violeta Antier, One Direction fan
“I was in my living room and my sister told me ‘Liam died’. We couldn’t believe it, we came here directly to confirm it was true. He was 30-years-old with a 7-year-old son. I saw him two weeks ago at a Niall (Horan) concert, another One Direction member. He was there, I saw him. He was ok.”
:: The singer was found dead after falling
from a third floor balcony in the hotel
In a statement, the capital police said they were called to the hotel in the capital’s leafy Palermo neighborhood where they were notified of an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.”
Emergency workers confirmed the death of the singer, who was reportedly found in the hotel’s interior patio.
Payne rose to global fame as part of the since-disbanded pop band One Direction, alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
