1 week Ago By [email protected] (Zoe Delaney, Elizabeth Mackley)
In a tragic turn of events, the late singer Liam Payne was reported to have told a young woman "I'm so f***ed up" just moments before his fatal fall. The 31-year-old former One Direction member spoke with a woman at the same Buenos Aires hotel shortly before he tragically fell from his balcony in Argentina on Wednesday, October 16. He exhibited "disturbing and weird" behaviour, including smashing his laptop after reading an email, which was visible to others around him.
A woman, referred to as Rebecca (a pseudonym), is believed to be one of the last individuals to talk to Payne before his death. She captured several images of the 'Strip That Down' artist in the hotel's lobby before the tragedy. Read more: Liam Payne given 'devastating news' just days before his death In an interview, she recounted how Payne's "bizarre" final actions left her shaken.
Following the incident, a post-mortem examination revealed that Payne died from multiple traumas and "internal and external haemorrhage" due to a fall from the third-floor balcony of the hotel. The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No 16 of Argentina released a statement indicating that they are treating the case as an "inconclusive death" based on the findings of the report. Rebecca, a 28 year old visitor from Washington DC, described an unexpected half-hour meeting with Payne in the hotel's foyer on Wednesday afternoon before his death.
She claimed that despite being scheduled to check out in the morning, Payne had not yet left the hotel, reports the Mirror . During their conversation, Payne reportedly confided in her, saying: "I used to be in a boy band - that's why I'm so f**ked up." Read more: Liam Payne police investigation focus on two mystery women who were with him in final hours Rebecca alleges that the hotel staff were "a little on edge" as Liam was supposed to have checked out but was still present, behaving oddly.
"I came into the hotel, and he was waiting by the elevator, and it was so clear he wanted someone to recognise him, there was something a bit desperate about him," she told the Daily Mail. The IT consultant continues her story, explaining how she and her friends recognised him but remained unimpressed. "When the lift came he suddenly said to us without any prompting: 'Yes, I'm Liam! ' really drawing it out, and then said 'All right come on you lot, get in the elevator with me, I love a cuddle'.
" She said she chose not to join him, but one of the other girls in the group started conversing with him. "And then he grabs a girl who I think was with him and starts fake choking her, only lightly, but the others thought it was really disturbing," Rebecca said. Rebecca returned to the lobby 10 minutes later, followed shortly by Liam, this time carrying a laptop and began reading emails for all to see.
She remembers seeing the singer open an email that "obviously upset him". Read more: Inside hotel where Liam Payne plunged to his death as fans gather to mourn One Direction star "Suddenly he took the computer, shouted 'f**k this s**t mate! ' and started bashing the computer on the ground," she said. Rebecca recounted how the staff and patrons at the upscale establishment were taken aback, prompting her to approach the troubled celebrity to ensure he was alright.
She says of Liam's reaction to her concern, "But he just kind of grunted," before adding, "Then he said 'I used to be in a boyband. That's why I'm so f**ked up'." The prosecutor's office disclosed that they had interrogated five witnesses to piece together the events of October 16 at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires' Palermo district.
It has been reported that the hotel's employees made two emergency service calls; audio from these calls revealed that one employee sought help for a guest who was "intoxicated by drugs and alcohol". Upon arrival, police officers and paramedics pronounced Liam deceased at the location, and his remains were subsequently taken to the judicial morgue. The prosecutor noted that the artist was by himself when the fatal fall happened and it looked as though he was "going through some kind of outbreak due to substance abuse".
Read more: Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy reveals why she left Argentina before his tragic death Forensic specialists have stated that there were no marks of harm suggesting others may have played a role in his passing, yet they say "the investigation is also aimed at determining the possible intervention of third parties in the events prior to his death" Previously, Buenos Aires police mentioned that the room of the renowned musician was "in complete disarray", with "various items broken". They also conveyed that items retrieved from the inner hotel courtyard where Liam was discovered included a whiskey bottle, a lighter, and a mobile phone. Get all the latest and breaking news in Yorkshire by signing up to our newsletter here.
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