FRED KELLY: I spent weeks with the prime suspect in the Liam Payne tragedy. Here's why I'm STUNNED he's been charged - and what I believe will happen to the other four accused...
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Six weeks after Liam Payne was laid to rest in a churchyard in the Buckinghamshire town of Amersham, 7,000 miles away in Buenos Aires the investigation into the circumstances of his death has taken a decisive turn. According to Argentinian media, five people have officially been charged in connection with the death of the 31-year-old One Direction singer.
![[Liam's close friend Roger Nores is reportedly charged with negligent homicide and issued with a travel ban]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/21/93597001-14236721-image-a-23_1735594025345.jpg)
They include Payne's close friend Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, who has allegedly been charged with 'negligent homicide' and issued with a travel ban. Two senior staff members at the hotel where Payne died have been charged with manslaughter, while a third hotel employee and a waiter at a nearby restaurant have both been charged with supplying the star with drugs.
![[Liam with his influencer girlfriend Kate Cassidy where he stayed in a $12,000-a-month mansion with her in the summer]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/21/93597003-14236721-image-a-24_1735594040564.jpg)
Payne, who had been in and out of rehab for years, died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his suite at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, where he had been staying as he awaited the renewal of his American visa. A post-mortem investigation ruled his death was caused by 'multiple trauma' resulting in 'internal and external haemorrhage', while the toxicology report revealed that his body contained traces of cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant.
![[Tributes left outside the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires where Liam died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his suite]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/21/93597013-14236721-image-a-25_1735594159573.jpg)
The action taken yesterday by Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 34 follows an 11-week investigation played out against a backdrop of unprecedented public scrutiny and intrigue. Over three weeks in November, I reported on Liam Payne's death from Buenos Aires, meeting and speaking with a number of people close to the pop star and to the case. While these charges come as no surprise, they mark the beginning of a major new chapter in this devastating story.
![[Traces of white powder and other drug paraphernalia were discovered on a table in Liam's hotel room]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/21/93597005-14236721-image-a-26_1735594227520.jpg)
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