Liam Payne Security Footage Shows He Fainted Before Falling: Report

The security footage shows that Liam Payne he fainted before his accidental death on October 16, according to an Argentine journalist Paula Varela.

Varela sued when he appeared Socios del Espectáculoprogram on Buenos Aires-based TV station Canal 13, CCTV footage captured Payne’s fall and the moments leading up to it.

“There are images that can be released to the media in the scene where you see that Liam faints, and the sad thing is that when he is there, he falls on the balcony. If he was at his bedside, he would have fallen on his bed,” said Varela in the program A mirror and GB News. “It’s not like you jumped on purpose. This photo is in the official files.”

Varela’s claims support the findings of Payne’s initial autopsy, which said Payne “may have fallen into a state of unconsciousness or total unconsciousness” as the 31-year-old’s body was found and his injuries suggested he did not take a stand to defend himself” during the fall.

Buenos Aires emergency chief Alberto Crescenti said Payne suffered “severe” “non-life-threatening” injuries after falling from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Palermo hotel.

“Based on what the team saw, it appeared that he suffered a broken jaw and severe injuries that led to his immediate death,” said Crescenti. “The team had done absolutely nothing. There was no resuscitation because it was confirmed that he had died.”

A partial autopsy showed that Payne had “pink cocaine” – a recreational drug usually a mixture of ketamine, MDMA and methamphetamine – in his system when he died, along with cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack.

Although an initial autopsy of Payne’s body revealed that “no injuries were observed that would suggest third-party involvement,” Varela said there is someone under investigation in the One Direction alum’s death: a hotel employee.

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“He developed a very good relationship with Liam. He did not obey the order of the hotel management. … It wasn’t to put anything in Liam’s room,” Varela said of the employee. “Because of the good relationship he had with Liam, he requested a car through one of these taxi apps that we all use because Liam was looking for something. He did that to him, a big mistake because he is being investigated, and they see what was transferred to that car.”

Varela added that the hotel employee has been suspended.

Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear, whom he shares with an ex Cheryl Cole. Cole, 41, responded to Payne’s death via Instagram on October 18.

“As I try to navigate this world-shattering event and deal with my grief at this unspeakably painful time, I want to remind everyone that we have lost someone,” Cole wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Payne no. a baby Bear at that time. “Liam wasn’t just a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, brother, uncle, dear friend and father to our 7-year-old son. The son now has to face the fact that he may never see his father again.”