Liam Payne’s ‘heartbroken’ friend denies ‘abandoning him’ as three people are arrested

Liam Payne’s person Rogelio Nores has denied abandoning the precocious popular prima earlier his death.

The erstwhile One Direction prima died past period aged 31 after falling from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, and present Nores – known arsenic Roger – has spoken retired successful an affectional connection and denied being a suspect.

Three suspects person been arrested and are nether ceremonial probe implicit Payne’s death, with 1 of them being an unnamed ‘friend’.

Nores had been with the vocalist successful the days earlier his died, but helium has rubbished suggestions helium is the idiosyncratic charged with ‘abandoning a idiosyncratic followed by death’.

The idiosyncratic successful question has besides been charged with being complicit successful the proviso of drugs.

In a statement, Nores told MailOnline: ‘I ne'er abandoned Liam, I went to his edifice 3 times that time and near 40 minutes earlier this happened.

‘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.’

He added that helium gave a connection ‘to the authoritative connected October 17 arsenic a witness’, but hasn’t spoken to authorities ‘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,’ helium continued.

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

Payne, who recovered fame connected The X Factor arsenic a teen successful 2010, fell from a third-floor balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died immediately.

Authorities person been investigating the circumstances astir his death, and astir 1 period on, 2 hotels workers are among the 3 detained.

On Thursday, Argentina’s nationalist authoritative released a connection to corroborate the 3 had been formally charged with ‘abandonment of a idiosyncratic followed by death, supply, and facilitation of narcotics’.

They said the crimes were punishable by a situation condemnation of up to 15 years connected conviction.

The bureau of authoritative Andres Esteban Madrea added that ‘Payne was not afloat conscious oregon was experiencing a authorities of noticeable alteration oregon nonaccomplishment of consciousness astatine the clip of the fall’.

Payne, whose origin of decease was aggregate injuries arsenic good arsenic interior and outer bleeding from the fall, reportedly had traces of cocaine successful his strategy erstwhile helium died.

He is survived by seven-year-old son, Bear, whom helium shares with Girls Aloud vocalist and ex-partner Cheryl.

At the clip of his death, Payne was dating Kate Cassidy, 25, portion his surviving bandmates, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles, each expressed their sorrow.

Also successful a associated connection shared to their dormant societal media accounts (One Direction went connected indefinite hiatus successful 2015), the radical wrote: ‘We’re wholly devastated by the quality of Liam’s passing.’

They added: ‘The memories we shared with him volition beryllium treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us.’

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