Documents from Argentine police include thousands of photos, witness statements and investigative records. Liam can be seen in different areas of the hotel, speaking with staff and meeting several people before returning to his room. Images that once seemed ordinary now carry an entirely different meaning.

Liam Payne’s last hours shown in haunting never-before-seen photos before hotel tragedy
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One Direction alum Liam Payne’s last hours were revealed in never-before-seen photos before his tragic death in October 2024.

The Daily Mail obtained 3,000 photos, documents, statements and reports from the Argentina police, including surveillance footage of him walking through the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires.

Another saw him swinging on a pole outside the hotel the night before he died.

CCTV footage of Liam Payne in a hotel room.
Liam Payne (seen above) was seen in never-before-seen footage at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires before he died in October 2024.Argentina Police
CCTV footage shows Liam Payne lying on the floor of a hotel room, clutching a pole.
In footage obtained by the Daily Mail, the One Direction alum was seen swinging on a pole.Argentina Police

Payne was also seen chatting with hotel staff, and later socializing with two women, whom police identified as prostitutes, in the lobby. Per the documents, he also texted one a photo the morning he passed away.

The “What Makes You Beautiful” crooner died after falling from the balcony of his third-story hotel room on Oct. 16, 2024. He was 31.

According to an autopsy, he fell while attempting to flee his room after consuming alcohol and drugs.

CCTV still of Liam Payne in a hotel room.
He was also spotted chatting with hotel staff.Argentina Police
CCTV footage of Liam Payne with two women in a hotel room.
Payne was also seen chatting with two women.Argentina Police

A toxicology report determined that Payne had consumed crack, cocaine and a depressant. He was also under the influence of pink cocaine, a drug with ketamine, MDMA and methamphetamine.

Months after Payne’s death, officers charged five people, including hotel manager Gilda Martin, receptionist Esteban Grassi and the singer’s friend Rogelio “Roger” Nores with manslaughter.

Additionally, Braian Paiz and Ezequiel Pereyra were also charged with supplying Payne with drugs.

CCTV grab of two women in a hotel room.
The police identified the women (seen above) to be prostitutes.Argentina Police
Fans paying tribute to Liam Payne with flowers, candles, and messages in front of the CasaSur hotel.
Payne fell to his death from his third-story hotel balcony. (Seen here: Fans paying tribute to Payne outside the hotel.)Roberto Tuero/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com

However, in February 2025, charges were later dropped against Nores, who was accused of abandonment after allegedly failing to inform Payne’s family he had relapsed. Nores previously denied allegations that he “abandoned” his friend.

Charges against Martin and Grassi were also dropped. Paiz and Pereyra are still awaiting trial.

Payne was laid to rest on Nov. 20, 2024, following a funeral service at St. Mary’s Church in England.

Liam Payne's Snapchat post of himself with the caption "Lovely day in Argentina."
At the time of his death, Payne (seen here in a selfie) was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy posing for a selfie in an elevator.
He was 31. (Seen here: Payne and his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.)Instagram/kateecass
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Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, were in attendance.

The “Polaroid” singer rose to fame in 2010 when he was grouped with his bandmates on the competition series “X Factor.” The group released five albums before parting ways in 2016.