Liam Payne's 'heartbroken' close friend issues bombshell statement as police in Argentina arrest three over star's death

Liam Payne's adjacent person Rogelio 'Roger' Nores past nighttime denied abandoning the erstwhile One Direction prima successful the hours starring up to his death.

In an exclusive conversation, Roger denied being a fishy successful the 31-year-old's decease and rubbished claims constabulary had raided his location successful his autochthonal Buenos Aires.

It comes arsenic Argentinian prosecutors probing Liam Payne's decease confirmed the arrests of 3 suspects who are present nether ceremonial investigation, with 1 being an unnamed 'friend' of the precocious popular star.

A statement fixed by authorities appeared to bespeak Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, who had accompanied Liam successful the days earlier helium died, had been charged with 'abandoning a idiosyncratic followed by death'. 

The idiosyncratic successful question has besides been charged with being complicit successful the proviso of drugs - some crimes are punishable by a situation condemnation of up to 15 years connected conviction.

However, Mr Nores has slammed claims that helium was nether probe connected to the One Direction star's decease successful an affectional connection shared with MailOnline.

'I ne'er abandoned Liam, I went to his edifice 3 times that time and near 40 minutes earlier this happened,' Mr Nores said.

'There were implicit 15 radical astatine the edifice lobby chatting and joking with him erstwhile I left.

'I could person ne'er imagined thing similar this would happen.

'I've fixed my connection to the authoritative connected October 17 arsenic a witnesser and I haven't spoken to immoderate constabulary serviceman oregon authoritative ever since.

'I wasn't Liam's manager helium was conscionable my precise beloved person and delight notation to the email I sent to Liam and his squad connected August 23.

'I'm truly heart-broken with this tragedy, and I've been missing my person each day.'

Two edifice workers are among the 3 individuals present being formally investigated by authorities successful transportation with Liam's death, according to ABC News.

Several reports contiguous said 3 radical had been 'charged' with offences, nevertheless sources acquainted with the Argentine judicial strategy said they had alternatively been arrested and placed nether authoritative suspicion, and had not been formally indicted. 

It comes aft the One Direction star, 31, died aft falling from a third-floor balcony astatine the CasaSur Palmero Hotel successful Buenos Aires connected October 16. 

In their 3rd authoritative connection released since the star's death, Argentinian nationalist prosecutors revealed only alcohol, cocaine and an anti-depressant were recovered successful the erstwhile One Direction singer's system.

Despite erstwhile speculation, they person ruled retired that the popular prima took his ain beingness aft falling from the balcony. 

The connection from the  probe led by authoritative Andrés Esteban Madrea confirmed 'unlawful conduct' was discovered successful narration to the popular star's death. 

The connection read: 'Three radical were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a idiosyncratic followed by death, proviso and facilitation of narcotics.

'From the opening of the probe and wrong a fewer days, exhaustive and meticulous actions and measures were carried retired to clarify the circumstances surrounding the decease of the artist.'

They divulged that 800 hours of CCTV footage was examined arsenic good arsenic respective twelve statements having been received from edifice staff, family, friends and aesculapian professionals. 

They confirmed that they had analysed the popular star's mobile telephone during the probe arsenic good arsenic the edifice impermanent registry arsenic good arsenic barroom and edifice orders. 

They besides confirmed that necessary thanatological and laboratory studies were carried retired and completed during the post-mortem.

The connection continued: 'As a effect of the grounds gathered and aft analysing the assorted bodies of grounds and galore documentary annexes and the inheritance of the case, authoritative Andrea Madrea formally charged 3 people, requesting their indictment and detention successful a 180-page study presented past Friday earlier Judge Bruniard.'

They confirmed that an idiosyncratic who accompanied the creator connected a regular ground during his enactment successful Buenos Aires has been charged with abandonment of a idiosyncratic followed by death. 

The idiosyncratic successful question has besides been charged with the proviso and facilitation of narcotics, according to authorities. 

The 2nd suspect who is simply a edifice idiosyncratic has been charged with the proviso of cocaine to Liam Payne during the play helium was astatine the hotel.

The 3rd idiosyncratic has besides been charged with supplying narcotics to the popular prima connected October 14, prosecutors say. 

It comes arsenic Police investigating the decease of Liam Payne raided the homes of 2 edifice employees and a 'friend' of the erstwhile One Direction vocalist connected Tuesday successful the state of Buenos Aires.

Toxicology reports, which person already been communicated with Liam's family, revealed helium had consumed alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed anti-depressant successful the past 72-hours of his life.

An autopsy carried retired by Forensic Medical Corps (CMF) concluded 'polytraumatisms' and 'internal and outer haemorrhage' was the origin of popular star's death.

Prosecutors confirmed that the injuries were 'compatible with those produced by a autumn from a tallness and that self-injury of immoderate benignant and/or the carnal involution of 3rd parties has been ruled out'. 

Post mortem findings besides deduced that Liam whitethorn person fallen whilst successful a 'state of semi-or-total unconsciousness', prosecutors say. 

It comes amid confirmation that Liam Payne was flown backmost to the UK yesterday arsenic the One Direction star's assemblage was yet released to his family.

Liam's assemblage had been held successful Argentina portion section officials completed further post-mortem tests. 

Public authoritative Andrés Madrea confirmed to the BBC that Liam's assemblage had been released to his household connected Wednesday.

The singer's begetter Geoff Payne has been successful the state wherever his lad died successful caller weeks and was seen paying respects to his lad and adjacent joining mourners amid a oversea of floral tributes.

Thousands of fans crossed the satellite gathered successful the days and weeks pursuing Liam's passing with galore breaking down successful tears.

News of the singer's repatriation comes soon aft reports successful the Argentine property had claimed the indispensable paperwork to let for the singer's assemblage to instrumentality location were complete.

Geoff Payne was initially warned by investigators upon his accomplishment successful Buenos Aires that it would instrumentality up to 15 days earlier each their examinations were over.

Liam had been successful Argentina with semipermanent woman Kate Cassidy, leaving the couple's vacation to instrumentality location to the US 2 days anterior to his death.

The popular star's travel to superstardom began astatine lone 14-years-old Liam impressed XFactor 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 2016, 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.