Published16 October 2024, 23:42
Dropping out of the hotelOne Direction singer Liam Payne is dead
Musician Liam Payne, best known as a member of the boy band One Direction, appears to have died on Wednesday at the age of 31.
Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died in Buenos Aires.
The singer fell from the third floor of a hotel and sustained serious injuries.
Payne was 31 years old and had recently attended a concert with his former band.
Payne became known as part of the boy band One Direction.
A former member of the boy band One Direction has fallen from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Liam Payne, 31, suffered “extremely serious” injuries when he fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo district of the capital Buenos Aires. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, police said.
Pablo Policchio, a spokesman for Buenos Aires’ security agency, said Payne threw himself from the balcony of his hotel room. Police responded to an emergency call of an “aggressive man” who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. After they arrived, the police heard an impact – and found Payne in the courtyard of the hotel.
Payne attended a concert in Buenos Aires
Alberto Crescenti, head of the emergency medical system in the province of Buenos Aires, told the TV channel Todo Noticias that the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death were being investigated and an autopsy would be carried out. He declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell in an accident. Argentinian media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend a concert by his former band Niall Horan.
Payne was one of five members of the boy band One Direction, which was formed when the men appeared on the British talent show “The X Factor” in 2010. None of the five musicians managed to reach the final in their alone. However, the judges established them as one of the most successful boy bands at the time.
Payne leaves a seven-year-old son, Bear Gray Payne, from his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, the musician Cheryl, who became known as Cheryl Cole because of her performances with the group Girls Aloud. He is also survived by his parents Geoff and Karen Payne and his two older sisters Ruth and Nicola.
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