The One Direction singer died aged 31 from ‘polytrauma’, after falling from an Argentine hotel balcony in October.

Liam Payne's father is being sued for £8.1 million by his late son's friend who has been charged over his death. The One Direction star died from multiple traumatic injuries and 'internal and external haemorrhage' after he fell from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on 16 October, 2024.

Liam Payne's friend, Roger Nores, is suing the late singer's father for defamation. Following the shock death of Liam at the age of 31 - who fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in October last year - Nores has been charged with abandonment by authorities in Argentina.

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores filed a defamation lawsuit against the late One Direction bandmate's father, Geoff Payne, over remarks he made publicly following his son's death. The legal documents claim Geoff told authorities in Buenos Aires that Roger had "full responsibility" for Liam's care "during this last period when I was not there.