A total of five people were charged after Payne fell from his hotel balcony while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Liam Payne’s grieving family have been dealt a blow after several of those charged in connection with his death were cleared. The Wolverhampton-born One Direction singer passed away after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina in October and his pal Rogelio 'Roger' Nores and four others had been arrested in connection.

Liam Payne’s father, Geoff, reportedly made a desperate attempt to have his son committed to a psychiatric treatment center.

Ex One Direction singer Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores has claimed the star was sectioned last year and had to be resuscitated after an overdose months before his death

Charges against Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores and two hotel employees have been dropped, after they were linked to the One Direction singer's death.

Following the announcement that charges against Mr Nores had been dropped, his lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona said he was "happy to have reversed the decision". He added: "We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne's death.

Manslaughter charges have been dropped against Rogelio "Roger" Nores and two hotel workers in connection with former One Direction star Liam Payne's death at a Buenos Aires hotel last October. Appeal court judges cleared Nores,

Rogelio 'Roger' Nores had been charged with manslaughter over the death of his close friend Liam Payne, but all charges against him have now been dropped