Liam Payne 'was trying to escape hotel room' when he fell to his death

Liam Payne was reportedly trying to escape his hotel room when he fell to his death, it has been claimed. The 31-year-old was laid to rest last week following his death in Argentina on October 16.

The Wolverhampton-born star fell from the third-floor balcony of a hotel. It has now been said that the dad-of-one was attempting to escape the room via the balcony when the fatal fall occurred.

It is reported that he feared being locked in rooms stemming back from his time in boyband One Direction. His dislike of such situations reportedly led to at least one other balcony escape attempt in September, when Liam's security confined him to a room in a Florida rental property due to concerns over potential drug use.

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During that incident, he allegedly attempted to escape through a balcony, using a garden hose to shimmy to the ground. On the day of his death, Liam was reportedly intoxicated and causing a disturbance in the lobby before staff at the CasaSur Hotel staff intervened.

Witnesses reported that he resisted and told staff he did not want to stay in the room and even warned them he would use the balcony to escape if confined. Despite this warning, hotel employees reportedly used a master key to place Liam in his room, subsequently removing a mirror outside his door, apparently out of concern he might damage it, The Mirror reports.

Just minutes later, a hotel employee called 911, noting the singer was in a room with a balcony and expressing fear that he might attempt to escape. According to a transcript, they said: "I don’t know whether his life may be in danger.

"He is in a room with a balcony, and, well, we’re a little afraid." After the hotel staff left Liam alone, he apparently attempted an escape route involving the balcony, leading to a tragic fall.

His body was found with a bag strapped over his shoulder which was not present when he was carried from the lobby. Evidence uncovered two days after his death suggests Liam may have planned his descent in stages.

A second-floor hotel guest discovered a leather bag containing pills, a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, and a note labelled “for Liam” on their balcony. Investigators believe the bag, identified as the singer’s and not the one found next to his body, was lowered to the second-floor balcony as part of his attempted escape.

Police have ruled out suicide, believing the singer was likely in a state of "semi or total unconsciousness" at the time of his fall. They are looking to determine who supplied Liam with the drugs found in his system.

Liam's friend Rogelio "Roger" Nores is under investigation and denies any involvement in the singer's death. In a statement, he said he last saw the star about 40 minutes before his fall and had visited his friend's hotel three times that day.

He said: "I never abandoned Liam. There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left. I could have never imagined something like this would happen."

A 21-year-old hotel worker and a 24-year-old who worked at a restaurant Liam visited have also been questioned by police.