Liam Payne so high on cocktail of drink and drugs he was 'unable to stand' in final hours

30 December 2024

Liam Payne was so high on a cocktail of drink and drugs he was “unable to stand” in his final hours.

Liam Payne was so high on a cocktail of drink and drugs he was ‘unable to stand’ in his final hours

The late One Direction singer, 31, fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of his room at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 October and a judge has now told how the performer should have been held in safety instead of being put at risk by being taken to his room after he binged on booze and “various” other substances.

Judge Laura Bruniard also said Liam fell to his death after trying to climb over his balcony.

Her statements come as five people have been charged in connection with the singer’s death.

Liam’s manager – as well as the manager of the Casa Sur Hotel and its head of reception have now been charged with negligent homicide and face up to five years in prison if convicted.

A hotel employee and a local waiter have been charged with supplying drugs, and could be jailed for 15 years.

Judge Bruniard said about the two hotel employees she has charged with manslaughter: “I consider that they didn’t act maliciously with regards to the singer’s death but they were reckless in facilitating his transfer to his room by taking him there.

“They created a legally unacceptable risk and Liam Payne’s death is the result.

“Liam wanted to climb over the balcony, fell into the abyss and died.”

The judge added Liam had been “demanding” drugs and alcohol while staying at the hotel and said on the day of his shock passing he was “unable to stand” in the hotel lobby due to “consumption of various substances”.

Court documents also showed the judge said just before 5pm on the day he died Liam was clearly “unable to look after himself” and had “clearly fainted” in the hotel lobby.

The singer was then “dragged” to his room by the receptionist and two others, which the manager allowed to happen “at least by omission”.

Judge Bruniard added Liam’s “altered” consciousness and access to a balcony from his hotel room meant the “proper thing to do” would have been to “leave him in a safe place and with company until a doctor arrived”.