Almost three months after the death of Liam Payne, an interview between the singer’s father and the Buenos Aires prosecutor was revealed. Geoff Payne assures that his son was fine before finding himself alone in Argentina.
When he learned of the death of his son after a fatal fall in Buenos Aires, Geoff Payne flew immediately to Argentina. A few days later, he met the prosecutor in charge of the investigation aimed at clarifying the circumstances of this tragic death. Immediately, Liam Payne’s father agreed to collaborate.
This Thursday, the Argentinian daily “Infobae” reveals the details of this interview, which took place more than two months ago. Geoff Payne initially claimed that the last time he saw his son, he was “doing well”, “stable” and “sober”. Moved, he remembered how he learned of her death by telephone, and not through the press.
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Upon discovering several missed calls from Roger Nores, friend of Liam Payne present in Buenos Aires at the time of the events, Geoff Payne called him back, worried. “What happened?” » he would have asked her. And the businessman replied: “There was an accident. He is dead. Liam is dead. You have to come to Argentina. »
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Geoff Payne at the hotel where his son died, October 19, 2024.
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An ami « manager »
Today, this man is one of five people indicted by the Argentine courts for “involuntary manslaughter”. In his statement, Geoff Payne assures that the businessman was only a friend of Liam and that he monitored him without any formal contract. And if Roger Nores confirms his statements before the judge, the statement of another accused attests to the contrary.
According to the hotel host (also charged with manslaughter), the businessman had presented himself in Buenos Aires as “Liam Payne’s manager” throughout the latter’s stay . In support, a screenshot of an email received by Roger Nores in which he presents himself like this.
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Liam Payne got his hands on a phone
Every time Liam Payne moved, his father, his bodyguard, his girlfriend Kate Cassidy or Roger Nores took turns acting as a chaperone. “Liam had chosen not to have his own cell phone. He wanted to stay offline and avoid social networks, it was also to avoid falling back into his addictions,” added Geoff Payne in court. “This is why my telephone contact with him could only go through a third party.” This time, it was Roger Nores who was to play this role.
But as “Infobae” reports, he did not accomplish his task effectively. Near his friend and far from his father’s supervision, Liam Payne ended up getting his hands on a phone that he used to contact prostitutes or his local friends (accused of having supplied him with drugs). ) during his stay in the Argentine capital.
A month after speaking with the prosecutor, Geoff Payne said goodbye to his only son at his funeral in London. His daughters, Liam Payne’s older sisters, were in attendance, as were the singer’s mother, his girlfriend and his former One Direction bandmates – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan.
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