Several people have been accused and arrested in connection with the death Liam Payne.

In October 2024, Payne is dead At the age of 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of the Palermo Hotel in Casasur, Buenos Aires. After his death, an investigation was conducted and The hotel was searched multiple times

According to a preliminary autopsy, Penn's cause of death was cited as "multiple blunt force trauma" that included bleeding to his chest, skull and abdomen. A partial autopsy found "pink cocaine" - a mixture of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA - cocaine, benzodiazepines and crack. In Paine's system.

In November 2024, the Prosecutor's Office Three people have been charged — who had no name at the time — deaths from abandonment and the supply and availability of narcotics. According to the 180-page indictment, the suspects included an "associate" of Penn's, a hotel employee and a drug supplier. Prosecutor Andres Esteban Madria requested that the suspects provide a statement and be arrested.

The following month, a local Argentine news outlet reported that Five people have been charged Relating to Paine's death. Penn's friend Roger Norris Casasur was among those facing murder charges, including two employees of Palermo Esteban Grassi And Gilda Martin. Brian Nahuel PaigeA waiter and employee of Casasu eJequel Pereira Payne was charged with supplying drugs before his death. All five have been summoned to appear in court.

Keep scrolling for a breakdown of who has been charged in the case and their current status:

Brian Nahuel Paige

At the start of the investigation, Paige was immediately treated as a suspect. Paige, a waiter who was accused of supplying drugs to Payne, ultimately denied dealing drugs to the late musician. Paige claimed He met Paine When he dined at the restaurant where Paiz worked in Puerto Madero a few weeks before his death.

While Payne dined at the establishment, Paige alleged the singer was "already on drugs and he didn't really eat anything." However, the two exchanged information and met another time.

"We took drugs together, but I never took drugs from him or took any money," Paige claimed in a November 2024 interview with Argentina. Tele News.

That same month, Paige exclusively said our weekly That he wanted Help the authorities In their ongoing investigation.

"I want to contribute everything: my phone, everything to the investigation," Paige said. “I have nothing that can harm me. … The other thing is to contribute what I've personally seen and what I've experienced myself."

In December 2024, Paige was charged with supplying Paine with drugs. our It was confirmed in January 2025 He was arrested and four to 15 years in prison.

Ezequiel Pereira

Pereira, who was a Casasu employee, was accused of supplying the drug to Payne before he passed. Local outlets reported that Pereira was arrested in January 2025, about a week after Paige, per CBS News.

Roger Norris

Norris, who was a close friend of Paine, was accused of abandoning Paine before her death and charged with murder. Nores did strongly denied the allegations.

“I never abandoned Liam. I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before it happened," Norris told the Daily Mail in a November 2024 statement. “More than 15 people were chatting and having fun with him in the hotel lobby when I left. I never imagined something like this would happen."

In December 2024, Nores Paine's drug use has been testified to And claims that despite seeking treatment, his struggle continues.

"Due to his addictions, Payne continued to attend rehab centers of his own volition in an effort to overcome them," Norris said in the court filing. "Unfortunately, these treatments were not successful and his addiction worsened as he began to use harder drugs such as heroin."

Nares was charged with murder but not arrested.

Esteban Grassi

Grassi worked as a hotel receptionist. Gracie is accused of asking others to take Payne to her room before her death and is later charged with murder. Grassi was not arrested.

Gilda Martin

Martin Casasur worked as a manager at the Palermo Hotel. Grassi was charged with manslaughter for allegedly failing to prevent Payne from being taken to her hotel room before her fatal fall. According to the BBC. No arrests were made.