BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

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Rogelio "Roger" Nores has said he is happy to now be able to travel to the UK to "say goodbye to my friend" following the ruling. Charges of supplying drugs to Liam Payne before his death in Argentina still stand against two other men.

Waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, and 21-year-old suspended hotel worker Ezequiel David Pereyra, lost their attempts to overturn Judge Bruniard’s decision to charge them with supplying Payne drugs and remand them in prison.

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Three appeals court judges in Buenos Aires ruled Wednesday that Liam Payne's friend Rogelio Nores will no longer be criminally charged in the One Direction star'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.

Liam Payne’s friend Roger Nores and two workers at the CasaSur Palermo hotel had their charges fully dropped in the singer’s death investigation, a panel of judges from Argentina’s Court of Appeals announced in an extensive ruling obtained by Rolling Stone Wednesday night.

Liam Payne’s grieving family has been denied the justice they sought 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.

The former One Direction singer died on 16 October 2024 after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the time of his death, the 31-year-old had "traces of alcohol,