The authorities arrested them Brian Paizformer restaurant waiter, for supplying drugs Liam Payne last October he fell from the hotel in Buenos Aires before dying.

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Details of Brian Payne's arrest over Liam Payne's death

CBS News as reported, the Argentinian Police arrested Braian Paiz on Friday, January 3. Paiz, one of the five accused in connection with the death of Liam Payne, it has been reported. The variety.

TMZ says authorities arrested Braian Paiz outside his Buenos Aires home, where he was under house arrest, just days after he was charged with Payne's death. The outlet adds that Paiz admitted to using drugs with Payne. The One Direction singer is said to have partied twice in Payne's hotel room at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in the days before his death. Paiz said they consumed cocaine and whiskey together, but denied selling drugs to Payne. In addition, Paiz is expected to face between four and fifteen years in prison for the charges. he told TMZ "He feels he's being treated like a murderer and he feels he's being used as a scapegoat."

Paiz worked at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, where Liam Payne passed away in October. Four other defendants, including three hotel employees and Payne's friend, were recently charged in connection with the musician's death.

More information about the others charged in Liam's death

As previously shared by TSR, TMZ reported on Nov. 7 that authorities initially charged two hotel employees and a friend of Payne's in her death.

Liam's friend reportedly filed a complaint for "abandonment of a person prior to death." Additionally, according to reports, a housekeeper delivered the drugs to the English singer-songwriter, and the third suspect acted as an "alleged drug supplier."

More on Liam Payne's tragic death

Fans were heartbroken on October 16, 2024, when news broke of Liam Payne's tragic death at the age of 31. TMZ It revealed that Payne died after falling from a hotel balcony at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires. He allegedly dived from the bedroom on the third floor. Before his death, Liam traveled to Argentina to attend a Niall Horan concert, where he met his One Direction bandmates.

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