Liam Payne's father reads tributes and kisses pictures outside Argentinian hotel where One Direction star died

Hundreds of flowers and tributes person since been placed extracurricular the edifice by mourning fans.

Liam’s begetter Geoff Payne was seen speechmaking messages near by well-wishers extracurricular the edifice arsenic a assemblage of grieving supporters gathered astir him.

Mr Payne arrived successful Argentina connected Friday to put the repatriation of his son’s assemblage to the UK. Earlier successful the day, helium was spotted leaving a antithetic edifice successful the city, accompanied by British consular officials and information staff.

Argentinian officials confirmed that Mr Payne visited the city’s morgue to place his son's assemblage and aboriginal met with the section prosecutor's bureau to coordinate its instrumentality to the UK. Local media reported that helium was besides expected to cod immoderate of Liam's belongings during the visit.

On Thursday, Liam Payne’s household released a associated statement, saying they were "heartbroken" by his death. They added: "Liam volition everlastingly unrecorded successful our hearts, and we'll retrieve him for his kind, funny, and brave soul. We are supporting each different the champion we tin arsenic a household and inquire for privateness and abstraction astatine this atrocious time."

In a touching tribute yesterday, Niall, 31, said helium would "cherish each moment" they had had unneurotic since rising to fame with Harry Styles, 30, Louis Tomlinson, 32, and Zayn Malik, 31, successful One Direction aft being enactment unneurotic by Simon Cowell connected The X Factor successful 2010.

Music mogul Simon, 65, told of his ain agony at Liam's tragic death. He said: "You ne'er truly cognize however you consciousness astir idiosyncratic until a infinitesimal similar this happens.

"Liam, I americium devastated. Heartbroken. And I consciousness empty. And I privation you to cognize however overmuch emotion and respect I person for you. Every teardrop I person shed is simply a representation of you.

"Thousands of radical would ever inquire me, 'What is Liam like?' And I would archer them you were kind, funny, saccharine thoughtful, talented, humble, focused. And however overmuch you loved music. And however overmuch emotion you genuinely had for the fans."

She said: "As I effort to navigate this world shattering lawsuit and enactment done my ain grief astatine this indegot scribably achy time, I'd similar to kindly punctual everyone that we person mislaid a quality being.

"Liam was not lone a popular prima and celebrity, helium was a son, a brother, an uncle, a beloved person and a begetter to our seven-year-old son. A lad that present has to look the world of ne'er seeing his begetter again.

"Please give Liam the small dignity helium had near successful the aftermath of his decease to remainder successful immoderate bid astatine last."

A post-mortem study showed Liam died of aggregate traumas and "internal and outer haemorrhage" pursuing his fall.

Prosecutors successful Argentina said they are investigating the calamity arsenic an "inconclusive death" aft the report.