Liam Payne cops 'scoured 800 hours of CCTV and hotel guest drinking habits' during investigation into death

Police investigating the death of singer Liam Payne scoured over 800 hours of CCTV footage and tracked bar orders at his hotel, it has been claimed.

Three people have now reportedly been charged in connection with the death of the One Direction star, according to prosecutors in Argentina. The 31-year-old pop star, who rose to fame in the X Factor boyband, tragically died after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel where he had been staying in Buenos Aires on October 16.

Prosecutors in Argentina have since confirmed three people were arrested on suspicion of 'abandonment of a person followed by death' and the supply and facilitation of narcotics in connection with the death of Payne. One of the accused was accompanying the singer on a daily basis in Argentina while another was an employee at the hotel where Payne was staying. The third person allegedly supplied drugs.

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While widespread reports state three people have been charged with offences linked to Liam Payne's death, under the Argentine judicial system it is believed they have instead been arrested and placed under official suspicion

Providing an update on the ongoing investigation, the Public Prosecutor's Office also stated that 'exhaustive and meticulous measures were taken to clarify the circumstances' around the former One Direction singer’s death - including tracking hotel bar orders, examining Payne's mobile phone activity and watching 800 hours of CCTV.

Several dozen testimonies were also taken from hotel staff, family members and friends of the singer, psychiatrists and medical professionals. Data was also taken from phones used within the hotel reception and witnesses who offered statements, prosecutors said.

The update, seen by the Manchester Evening News, read: "A detailed analysis of more than 800 hours of video footage from various security cameras in the hotel and others on public roads was also carried out by personnel from the prosecutor's office and specialized analysts.

"A record of the guests and orders at the hotel bar/restaurant was taken to determine who visited the musician and their food and drink consumption habits.

"The forensic extraction of the contents of the deceased musician's cell phone was also carried out. From this, his calls, messages, chats on messaging applications and social networks were analyzed."

Nine raids have also been ordered on properties in Buenos Aires and the investigation continues with some of Payne’s devices still being analysed.

A statement added "Liam Payne was not fully conscious or was experiencing a state of noticeable decrease or loss of consciousness at the time of the fall".

According to the post-mortem examination, Payne died from multiple injuries as well as internal and external bleeding caused by the fall. His body was found in the hotel’s internal courtyard.