Liam Payne dead at 31: Police called to Buenos Aires hotel before One Direction star's death after reports of an 'aggressive man who could be under influence of drugs and alcohol'

Liam Payne was reportedly acting erratically and had to beryllium escorted backmost to his edifice country earlier helium plunged to his death.

The erstwhile One Direction star, 31, yesterday fell from the 3rd level of the Casa Sur Palmero edifice successful Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Police successful Buenos Aires past nighttime said they were initially responding to a 911 call 'of an assertive antheral who whitethorn person been nether the effects of drugs and alcohol'. 

Officials heard a large dependable successful the courtyard earlier discovering his assemblage conscionable aft 5pm, reported the BBC.

According to TMZ, Liam 'had been acting erratic successful the edifice lobby and smashed his laptop' earlier helium 'had to beryllium carried backmost to his room'.

Police had received a telephone from a idiosyncratic astatine the edifice requesting urgent assistance with an intoxicated guest, according to audio related to the lawsuit obtained from the Buenos Aires information ministry.

'When helium is conscious helium is destroying the full country and we request you to nonstop someone,' the idiosyncratic said. 

Emergency aesculapian services manager Alberto Crescenti said Liam had suffered 'very superior injuries after falling from a 3rd level into an interior courtyard'.

'We verified his individuality utilizing the passport helium had,' helium said. 

Mr Crescenti told Argentine newspaper Clarin that 'the squad saw that helium seemingly had a fracture astatine the basal of the skull'.

His assemblage was transported to a section morgue wherever a post-mortem introspection volition beryllium carried out. 

Unverified pictures person since emerged online claiming to beryllium Liam's edifice country wholly trashed with 1 representation showing a smashed tv screen.

Last nighttime tearful fans hugged each different arsenic they gathered and lit candles extracurricular the edifice wherever Liam's assemblage was found. 

One pistillate could beryllium seen sitting connected the pavement with her caput successful betwixt her knees. 

The Foreign Office confirmed it is interaction with authorities successful Argentina 'regarding reports of the decease of a British man'. 

TV presenter Dermot O'Leary said Liam's decease was the 'worst news'.

Alongside a photograph of O'Leary and Payne lasting connected signifier together, helium wrote connected Instagram: 'The worst news. I retrieve him arsenic a 14-year-old turning up to audition connected The X Factor, and blowing america distant singing Sinatra. He conscionable loved to sing.

'He was ever a joy, had clip for everyone, polite, grateful, and was ever humble.'

Liam had arrived successful the Latin American state earlier this period to be his ex bandmate Niall Horan's concert. 

Emergency aesculapian services manager Mr Crescenti said Mr Payne had fallen astir 40metres and suffered 'severe injuries which were incompatible with life.' 

He said: 'The alarm was raised astatine 5.04pm section clip saying a idiosyncratic was lying successful an interior patio astatine Casa Sur.

'At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the antheral was certified dead.

'Afterwards we recovered retired helium had been a celebrated singer. Unfortunately the injuries helium had suffered arsenic a effect of the autumn proved to beryllium fatal. There was nary anticipation of resuscitating him.'

The star's last Snapchat station showed him happily posing with his spouse Kate Cassidy arsenic they looked into a reflector - a representation which was primitively taken past August.

Further posts from the last moments of the star's beingness showed him enjoying luncheon successful his edifice room, wherever helium revealed the brace had been 'waking up astatine 1pm each day' and deciding connected Forest Gump arsenic a Halloween costume.

A further tragic selfie was captioned: 'Lovely time successful Argentina' earlier the prima shared a photograph of his hotel, writing: 'Happy I got immoderate clip away' followed by a bosom emoji.

He shared a further photograph with Kate captioned: 'Quality time.'

His decease comes days aft his ex-fiancée May Henry started ineligible proceedings against him.

The Texan model, 23, instructed lawyers to contented a cease and desist missive to the One Direction prima aft accusing him of repeatedly contacting her.

The brunette quality besides accused Liam of obsessively contacting her friends and household including her parent Azteca Henry.

Liam began his pursuit to stardom erstwhile helium initially auditioned for X Factor successful 2008.

At lone 14-years-old Liam impressed judges with his ain mentation of Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra - but was aboriginal eliminated from the show. 

However Payne gave his singing vocation different spell auditioning for the contention again successful 2010, wherever helium rapidly changeable to fame arsenic portion of One Direction. 

He and his erstwhile bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, were brought unneurotic by Simon Cowell and erstwhile justice Nicole Scherzinger who saw their imaginable arsenic a group.

After conscionable a fewer weeks of getting to cognize each different and non-stop rehearsing, the radical impressed Simon astatine their Judge's Houses audition and sailed done to the unrecorded shows. 

The popular Svengali aboriginal admitted to Rolling Stone that it took him 'about a millionth of a second' to spot the group's worldwide potential.

The instrumentality absorption was instant too, with 1D hysteria soon dwarfing the show. Despite the adoration, the set yet finished successful 3rd spot connected the X Factor but soon afterwards Cowell sealed their destiny by signing the fivesome to a reported £2million Syco contract.

Keen to capitalise connected the boys' already devoted fanbase, Cowell moved rapidly with signaling for the band's debut medium opening successful January 2011.

By September of that twelvemonth One Direction's archetypal azygous was released with What Makes You Beautiful soaring to fig 1 connected the UK Singles Chart, aft becoming the astir pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment azygous successful history.

Their debut album, Up All Night was besides a champion seller, becoming the UK's fastest-selling debut medium of 2011, with the grounds starring to their archetypal circuit which kicked disconnected successful the UK that December.

After Malik announced his departure from the set successful 2015, the set members went their abstracted ways. 

During their clip arsenic a group, One Direction won 5 Brit Awards, 4 MTV Video Music Awards, amassed implicit 3 cardinal YouTube views and sold 50 cardinal records worldwide.

After releasing 5 albums with 1 of the biggest boybands of each time, Liam released his archetypal solo medium titled LP1 successful 2019.

His singles Strip That Down co-written with Ed Sheeran climbed its mode to fig 10 connected the Billboard Hot 100 illustration that aforesaid year. 

Over the people of his euphony career, the popstar collaborated with the likes of J Balvin, French Montana, Dixie D'Amelio and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie. 

He was antecedently successful a narration with British popular sensation Cheryl Cole and the brace welcomed their lad Bear Grey connected March 22, 2017. The parents aboriginal divided successful 2018.

Following his romance with Ms Cole, Liam had an on-and-off narration with ex-fiancée Maya Henry, and the brace called it quits successful May, 2022.

He leaves down his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, his lad Bear, 7 and his 2 older sisters, Ruth and Nicola. 

MailOnline has approached Liam Payne's representatives for comment. 

There has been an outpour of tributes online, with chap erstwhile XFactor contestants Jedwad writing: 'RIP Liam Payne. Condolences to his friends and family.'

They added: ' Sending spot to Cheryl and his lad Bear, and each the One Direction family.' 

Ex-X Factor contenst and TV property Rylan Clark said: 'Extremely bittersweet news. Very tragic and truthful young. RIP Liam x'

Paris Hilton wrote: 'So upsetting to perceive the quality of Liam Payne passing. Sending emotion and condolences to his household and loves ones. RIP my friend. 

Stephen Bartlett penned: 'I cannot judge what I'm speechmaking astir Liam Payne. Absolutely heartbreaking.' 

MTV released the pursuing tribute: 'We're profoundly saddened to larn of Liam Payne's tragic passing today. During this hard time, our hearts stay with his family, loved one, and fans.' 

The Brit Awards said: 'We're incredibly bittersweet to larn of the tragic passing of Liam Payne. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and household astatine this time.'

Spotify besides added: ' We are profoundly saddened by the quality of Liam Payne's passing. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the galore fans who loved and supported him.'