1 week Ago By Jacob Stolworthy,Roisin O'Connor and Kevin E G Perry
Liam Payne ’s former One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik has announced he is postponing his US tour in the wake of the singer’s sudden death , aged 31. Meanwhile in Argentina, Payne’s father thanked fans for their support after his son fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Geoff Payne was seen reading tributes and kissing photos of his son outside the hotel where he died.
In a moving Instagram post, the singer’s sister Ruth Gibbins said “I’m sorry I couldn’t save you” . Payne’s former One Direction bandmates have said they are “devastated” over the singer’s death , while Cheryl , the mother of Payne’s 7-year-old son Bear, has opened up about her grief at an “indescribably painful time.” The singer, who shot to fame after joining the pop group on reality TV contest The X Factor in 2010 along with Harry Styles , Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, was described as a “kind, funny and brave soul” in a tribute from his surviving bandmates.
Payne’s cause of death was revealed in a preliminary autopsy on Thursday 17 October. Photos taken by officials of his hotel room showed it in a state of disarray, with a smashed TV screen and debris scattered around the surfaces..
