Inside the investigation: Liam Payne’s tragic fall and charges
Investigators have charged three individuals in connection with the death of Liam Payne. One of the accused has broken their silence, asserting they did nothing wrong. However, the waiter admitted that before the tragic incident, he met with the musician twice and consumed drugs with him.
The death of Liam Payne, a member of the band One Direction, shocked people worldwide. The artist died on October 16, 2024, after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina. Toxicology tests revealed that he was under the influence of multiple psychoactive substances, which could have impacted his behaviour before his death. The autopsy results confirmed multiple organ injuries and internal and external bleeding.
The Argentine prosecutor stated that "Liam Payne did not commit suicide." In connection with his death, three individuals have been charged, including Payne's friend, Rogelio "Roger" Nores, who was accused of "abandoning" the musician before his death. Authorities also identified a hotel employee and a waiter suspected of being a drug dealer, charged with supplying Payne with illegal substances. The last suspect has spoken out on the matter.
Alleged dealer of Liam Payne breaks his silence
Argentine waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, who is suspected in the ongoing investigation of being Liam's dealer, admitted that prior to the tragic incident on October 16, he met with the 31-year-old star twice in the hotel. During an interview on Argentine television, the 24-year-old said he first met Payne at the restaurant where he worked. The singer reportedly went there for dinner with his girlfriend and two other people.
I never supplied Liam with drugs. Liam's first contact with me was at my place of work. We swapped details and saw each other later that night. It was all normal. He came down from his hotel room to fetch me because I had got lost - he explained.
Suspect in Liam Payne's death case gives an interview
Braian also revealed that Liam was communicating with him via a secret Instagram account. The suspect admitted that the authorities searched his home, but he has not yet been questioned by investigators. He then described what his meetings with the musician were like.
We got together there and he showed me some of the music he was going to bring out. I've heard people saying he was taking drugs but the truth is that when he got to the restaurant where I was working he was already under the effects of drugs and he didn't actually eat anything - the 24-year-old said.
The Argentine waiter stated that when he met Liam for the second time, the singer allegedly used cocaine. Braian also admitted that he was smoking marijuana at the time.
We took drugs together but I never took drugs to him or accepted any money - he emphasized.
