Sworn statements from two women have provided new details regarding the October 16, 2024, death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The accounts, obtained by The Mail on Sunday, describe a day marked by heavy substance use and emotional instability before the 31-year-old fell from a hotel balcony.
From the Park Hyatt to the CasaSur Palermo: A rapid descent
Liam Payne’s final days in Argentina were marked by a sudden shift from stability to chaos. While his girlfriend Kate Cassidy and friend Roger Nores reported he was sober during the first two weeks of his trip to Buenos Aires, the situation changed rapidly. According to the report from The Mail on Sunday, Payne was reportedly asked to leave the luxury Park Hyatt hotel after allegedly trashing his room and shouting at staff.
This incident preceded his move to the more modest, four-star CasaSur Palermo, where the fatal events eventually unfolded. Payne had originally arrived in the city 16 days prior to his death to watch a concert by former bandmate Niall Horan and to renew his US visa.
The $5,000 WhatsApp encounter with Aldana Serrano and Lucila Goitea
The encounter between the One Direction star and two women, Aldana Serrano and Lucila Goitea, began via a WhatsApp message on the morning of October 16, 2024. Serrano, 32, claimed that Payne contacted her through an Argentine escort site and even sent a video of himself singing to verify his identity. As reported by The Mail on Sunday, Payne reportedly offered the pair $5,000 to spend the entire day with him at the CasaSur Palermo.
Serrano and Goitea, who both provided sworn statements to investigators, described a scene of heavy intoxication. The witnesses, who both live in the working-class suburbs of Buenos Aires and work as an entrepreneur and a hairdresser respectively, noted that Payne appeared to be in a "fragile state of mind" throughout their time together.
Cocaine, whisky, and Klonopin: The toxicology of a final bender
Toxicology reports following the 46-foot fall from the third-floor balcony confirmed the presence of multiple substances in Payne's system. Specifically, investigators found cocaine, alcohol, and the powerful sedative Klonopin in his blood. the accounts from Serrano and Goitea align with these findings, as they described a "mammoth all-day cocaine and whisky bender" occurring in the hotel room.
Who supplied the drugs in the CasaSur Palermo room?
Several critical aspects of the tragedy remain under investigation by public prosecutor Marcelo Roma’s office. While the women's statements offer a window into Payne's final hours, the exact circumstances leading to his fall from the CasaSur Palermo balcony are not yet fully clarified. Furthermore, while two men are facing potential jail time for alelgedly supplying drugs to the singer, the identities of these individuals and the full extent of the supply chain in Buenos Aires remain unverified in the current reporting.
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