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Former ' One Direction ' singer, Liam Payne ’s tragic final moments were captured on CCTV, stills of which have now gone viral online. The images of the singer, minutes before his death, have been shared online and raised many questions about the ongoing investigation into his untimely death. Liam Payne Was 'Dragged Through Hotel Lobby' By 3 Men Moments Before His Tragic Death | Watch According to DailyMail, the footage shows the singer being carried from the Buenos Aires hotel lobby by three men, believed to be hotel staff.
IPL 2025 Mega Auction IPL Auction 2025: Who got whom IPL 2025 Auction LIVE: Updated Full Team Squads Reports state that the singer appears to be 'unconscious' in the images. After the CCTV footage went viral online, Kate Cassidy , was reportedly deeply shaken. A friend of Cassidy told the New York Post, "Whenever it seems it can’t get more painful for Kate, it gets even more painful.
He could have been saved, he could have been helped. It's devastating — and infuriating." Reports state that on the day of Payne's death, hotel staff told the police in a 911 call, that the singer displayed erratic behaviour and was allegedly damaging property.
Witnesses claimed he smashed a laptop in anger in the hotel lobby before being escorted to his room. A witness also noted that Payne appeared to be "convulsing." Payne died on October 16 after falling from his hotel balcony.
An autopsy revealed drugs in his system, including crack cocaine and "pink cocaine," though his official cause of death was determined to be the impact from the fall. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident, reviewing 800 hours of CCTV footage and interviewing hotel staff, family members, friends, medical professionals, biochemists, and psychiatrists. Payne was laid to rest on Wednesday in the United Kingdom.
His funeral was attended by his family and close friends, including his One Direction band members - Harry Styles , Niall Horan , Zayn Malik , and Louis Tomlinson ..
