It’s been a year since One Direction singer Liam Payne passed away. He died on October 16, 2024, after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What followed, was a series of reports, suggesting what might have happened with the singer during his last moments.

While the possibility of suicide or self-harm was ruled out, autopsy report revealed that the singer had alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant in his system at the time of his death. Later, a statement from the judge and public prosecutor also revealed that Payne had been “demanding” drugs and alcohol during his stay at the Argentina hotel.

The court document also claimed that the singer was “unable to stand” due to the “consumption of various substances” on the day of his death. He was “dragged” into his room from the hotel lobby. The document further mentioned that Liam Payne “tried to leave the room through the balcony and thus fell”.

An eyewitness named Bret Watson also talked about the moments when the former One Direction singer lost his life. Bret was at the hotel for his wedding planning when the horrifying incident took place.

“I was meeting our wedding planner. We had gone up to the room and happened to be looking out of the window of our hotel. We saw Liam fall,” he said and then added, “We immediately rushed out on the balcony to see what it was and when we looked down we could see it was Liam lying on the ground. He landed face up so we could tell right away it was him, and he was motionless.”

During the investigation, hotel employee accused of supplying drugs to the late singer also surrendered to the authorities. Identified as 21-year-old Ezequiel David Pereyra, the employee reportedly surrendered through his attorney after the police failed to find him, despite having an arrest warrant for pre-trial custody. Following his surrender, he was formally charged and taken into custody.

Liam’s funeral was held outside London. Several photos from his last rites surfaced on social media, leaving fans emotional. Liam’s One Direction band members – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan also attended the funeral and paid their last tributes.

Months after Liam Payne’s death, his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy also opened up about her final moments with the boy bander. The couple was in Argentina together, but Kate came back to Florida a few days before Liam.

In an interview with Jay Shetty, the actress revealed that on her final day with Liam they “had an amazing breakfast” in the countryside, went horseback riding and had a heart-to-heart before she left for the airport.

“We just bought a new house. We just got a dog. We just moved to America as well. I was living in England with him for two years. We just moved to, you know, my country. It was just all these new beginnings, and it was in just such a positive light. I remember sitting there with him, and I was going on and on and on and saying to Liam how much I love him,” she said.

Kate talked about attending Liam’s funeral and how it was the first one she had ever been to in her life. “The fact that I’m 25 years old and the first funeral that I have to attend is my partner’s funeral just still doesn’t sit right with me,” the actress said.