What we know so far about Liam Payne's death

Former One Direction prima Liam Payne died astatine the property of 31 successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, connected Wednesday aft falling from a balcony.

Many details astir the British singer's decease inactive stay unclear, but accusation from exigency services and different authorities has started to physique a representation of the events.

Payne was a planetary prima and portion of the much-loved boyband, which was created connected The X origin TV amusement successful 2010.

His bandmates have released a bid of heartfelt statements, saying they are "completely devastated" by his death.

Payne was staying successful a edifice successful the upmarket neighbourhood of Palermo successful the Argentine capital.

He had been astatine the edifice for 2 oregon 3 days, according to staff, and had been successful the state to sojourn his erstwhile bandmate Niall Horan.

Horan was successful Argentina connected circuit and the brace had remained affable since One Direction's 2016 split.

Payne posted connected Snapchat earlier this period that helium was visiting Horan for a catch-up, saying: "It's been a portion since maine and Niall person spoken, we've got a batch to speech about."

He added: "No atrocious vibes oregon thing similar that, but we request to talk."

• His last Snapchats from past fewer days successful Argentina

Payne attended the show, again posting societal media videos of himself and woman Kate Cassidy singing and dancing astatine the concert.

The BBC besides spoke to instrumentality Noelia Verón - who saw him connected 30 September and past again astatine the performance connected 2 October.

She said "He was fine. Later radical said helium was either drunk oregon connected drugs. But that wasn't the lawsuit astatine all. He talked to us, hugged america and adjacent made jokes."

When Veron saw him astatine Niall's show, she said helium was "dancing, waving and cheering" and "seemed to beryllium enjoying himself".

We besides cognize the popular prima had visited a friend's location successful Argentina successful the days earlier helium died, again with Cassidy.

But erstwhile Payne fell to his decease connected Wednesday, Cassidy had already near the country.

Payne had been documenting overmuch of his travel connected Snapchat, including pictures of food, plans to play polo, and jokes astir his hair.

But nary of his posts featured the CasaSur hotel, wherever helium had been staying soon earlier his death.

We cognize a telephone was made to exigency services astir 17:00 section clip (21:00 BST) connected Wednesday by edifice staff, with requests to respond to a edifice impermanent "who is overwhelmed by drugs and alcohol" and "destroying his room".

"I don't cognize if the guest's beingness is successful danger. But helium has a country with a balcony and we're a small acrophobic that helium mightiness bash thing life-threatening," said the hotel's beforehand table manager successful a 2nd call.

• Read the afloat transcript of the hotel's exigency call

Payne's country was connected the 3rd level and had a balcony astir 14m (45ft) supra an interior courtyard.

It is thought helium fell from the balcony astatine astir 17:07 section time.

Police arrived minutes later. Hotel unit told them a large dependable had been heard successful the courtyard, wherever Payne's assemblage was discovered.

He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, with the exigency services saying determination had been "no anticipation of resuscitation".

Payne's assemblage was removed from the edifice astatine astir 20:30 section clip and an autopsy was carried retired that evening.

It established that helium had suffered "multiple traumas" and "internal and outer haemorrhaging" according to the nationalist prosecutor's office.

A preliminary study stated helium had 25 injuries, which were "consistent with a autumn from a large height".

It besides added that helium whitethorn person been afloat oregon partially unconscious erstwhile helium fell.

It is yet to beryllium established whether intoxicant oregon drugs were successful Payne's strategy astatine the clip of death.

Authorities besides interviewed 5 witnesses to assistance portion unneurotic Payne's last hours, including 3 edifice workers arsenic good arsenic 2 women who had been with the vocalist but had near the edifice earlier his death.

Investigators besides privation to found the "possible engagement of 3rd parties successful the events anterior to the victim's death".

Hotel unit connected the exigency telephone highlighted that Payne was "destroying his room", and constabulary accidental they recovered the country successful "total disorder".

A vessel of whiskey, a lighter, a passport and a mobile telephone were found.

The country was said to person "various breached items" and medicine was found, including anxiousness cause Clonazepam and different over-the-counter medications.

Evidence and fingerprints were besides collected to beryllium analysed successful a lab.

Local media besides published pictures purportedly from his room, showing a TV with a breached screen, aggregate bottles, cans, candles, aluminium foil and a half-full solid of champagne.

The prosecutor's bureau said substances that appeared to beryllium "narcotics and alcoholic beverages" were recovered successful the country with pieces of furnishings and different objects broken.

Payne's decease is being treated arsenic suspicious by prosecutors, which means much needs to beryllium established astir what happened earlier his decease and who helium was successful interaction with.

A toxicology study is besides yet to beryllium published and volition find whether helium was drinking intoxicant and utilizing drugs earlier his death.

It could instrumentality respective days for this to travel back.

Police person besides seized the star's laptop and phone, which could supply evidence, and eyewitness reports could assistance found what led to his death.

The unit said connected Friday that Payne's adjacent household would person to question to Argentina to place his assemblage earlier it is released.