Liam Payne - Five people charged over singer's death including pal Roger Nores
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Five people have reportedly been charged over Liam Payne's death. Among the group are the One Direction singer's friend Roger Nores. Members of staff at the CasaSur Palermo hotel, including chief receptionist Esteban Grassi and head of security Gilda Martin have allegedly been charged with manslaughter.
Waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, and hotel employee Ezequiel David Pereyra, 21, have been accused of selling Liam drugs and given 24 hours to return to court, according to local news site Infobae. The crime carries a maximum 15 year prison sentence in Argentina.
Liam's pal Roger Nores, who said he left the hotel around an hour before the musician fell to his death, has been reportedly charged with negligent homicide and been banned from leaving the country. Tragic pop star Liam died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. A post-mortem examination found that the singer died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage.".
Earlier this month it was reported that Roger Nores had refused to answer questions from an investigating judge probing the singer’s death. Nores has vehemently denied claims that he abandoned his friend before he plunged from his balcony after reports he was acting 'erratically' in the hotel lobby.
Hotel workers made two 911 phone calls before Liam was found dead. A caller appearing to be the chief receptionist said they had a guest who had taken "too many drugs and alcohol", and was "trashing the entire room", before the line cut out. In a second call, the same caller warned the guest's life "may be in danger" as the room had a balcony, and asked the operator to send someone "urgently".
