Liam Payne’s final hours revealed in tragic detail by judge as star was ‘demanding’ drugs & left ‘unable to stand’
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LIAM Payne's final hours have been detailed by a judge who revealed the former One Direction star was "unable to stand" before falling to his death. Judge Laura Bruniard said the 31-year-old should have been left in a safe place instead of being put at risk by being taken to his room after binging on drink and drugs.
![[Liam Payne died on October 16]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NINTCHDBPICT000470555655.jpg?w=620)
The judge also concluded Liam fell to his death after trying to climb over his balcony, appearing to support claims he was trying to escape his room because he didn't want to be there. It comes as five people have been charged in connection with the 31-year-old's death on October 16.
![[Liam Payne’s close friend Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores (pictured left), with Liam and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/liam-paynes-close-friend-rogelio-947539156_e70db3.jpg?strip=all&w=882)
The troubled popstar died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Liam's manager as well as the manager of the hotel and its head of reception have now been charged with negligent homicide - similar to manslaughter in the UK.
![[Former hotel waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz - charged in connection with Liam Payne's death]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/waiter-braian-nahuel-paiz-948335320.jpg?strip=all&w=796)
They face up to five years in prison if convicted. Meanwhile, a hotel employee and a local waiter have been charged with supplying drugs, and could be jailed for 15 years. In a swipe at the two hotel workers she has charged with manslaughter, Bruniard said: “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.
![[Liam Payne fell to his death at the hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires (pictured)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_d98a27.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
“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.”. She argued that Liam's manager and employees of the hotel where he was staying failed him in the moments before his death as she revealed details of Liam's final hours.
