"Looking out the window saw the body fall"—Buenos Aires hotel guest describes Liam Payne's final moments before death

A fellow guest at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires has recounted his last encounter with Liam Payne minutes before his death. The former One Direction icon fell from the balcony of his hotel room at CasaSur Palermo on October 16, causing his untimely death at 31.

According to preliminary autopsy reports, Payne's death was caused due to 'polytrauma' and 'internal and external hemorrhage.' The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office N 16 has classified the case as "dubious" and authorities are yet to reach a conclusive inference as of writing.

In an interview shared by @Morbidful on X (via ITV News), a hotel guest named Bret Watson shared Liam Payne's final moments before he plummeted to his death. Watson was reportedly staying at the same hotel ahead of his wedding.

Watson said that he and other wedding guests saw Liam Payne "causing a disturbance" in the hotel lobby and being escorted to his room several times. He even recounted an event where the singer allegedly smashed his laptop in the hotel lobby. Watson said that the final time Payne came down, he appeared to have passed out.

The hotel guest further mentioned:

"That was about five minutes before the eventual incident that happened. I was in my hotel room two floors directly below him. Looking out the window, saw the body fall and obviously heard the aftermath. You almost had to pinch yourself to understand and process what you were seeing."

The interviewer went on to ask whether the guest understood that it was Liam Payne right after he saw the body.

"I had a suspicion based on the state of mind and condition he was in earlier. I didn't know for sure but that was my first thought," explained the guest.

The guest revealed that one of his friends was assigned a room right across the hall from Liam Payne's. His friend allegedly heard screams and 'primal noises' coming from the singer's room earlier in the day. However, he didn't recall hearing any notice immediately before the fall.

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One Direction members released statement about Liam Payne following his death

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In the wake of Liam Payne's untimely demise, millions of fans across the world have come forward to pay tribute to the deceased singer. His former 1D bandmates, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik released a joint statement expressing grief over their deceased bandmate.

"We're completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be no more to say, But for now we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly," the statement read.

The statement ended with the four sharing the grief of Liam Payne's friends, family, and millions of fans across the world. Additionally, they released individual statements on their social media handles, paying their tribute to the late singer.

One Direction first started when all five members auditioned for the reality show X Factor in 2010. They were initially judged as solo artists, but later came together to form the band and finished third in the competition.

After the show, they were signed by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and went on to become one of the most successful boy bands in history. They sold over 70 million records worldwide before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2016 to pursue their solo careers.