Fans of Liam Payne have gathered at Peter Pan statue in London's Hyde Park to pay tribute to the One Direction star. The 31-year-old plunged 45ft from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina's capital.
Liam Payne 's close friend Rogelio 'Roger' Nores tonight denied abandoning the former One Direction star in the hours leading up to his death.
The individual in question has also been charged with being complicit in the supply of drugs - both crimes are punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years on conviction. 'I'm really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I've been missing my friend every day,' Mr Nores told MailOnline - he and Liam are pictured here in West Hollywood in June this year'I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened,' Mr Nores said.
It comes after the One Direction star, 31, died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.Liam Payne's last post on Snapchat before he fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Liam Payne's body 'flown home to UK from Argentina today', three weeks after One Direction star died The statement read: 'Three people were charged with the crimes of abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics.
They also confirmed that necessary thanatological and laboratory studies were carried out and completed during the post-mortem. The second defendant who is a hotel worker has been charged with the supply of cocaine to Liam Payne during the period he was at the hotel. An autopsy carried out by Forensic Medical Corps concluded 'polytraumatisms' and 'internal and external haemorrhage' was the cause of pop star's death.
Post mortem findings also deduced that Liam may have fallen whilst in a 'state of semi-or-total unconsciousness', prosecutors say. News of the singer's repatriation comes shortly after reports in the Argentine press had claimed the necessary paperwork to allow for the singer's body to return home were complete.A Change.org petition has been launched for a Permanent Memorial in Wolverhampton Honouring the late Liam Payne
Read More Police investigating Liam Payne's death raid the homes of a 'friend' and two hotel workers However Payne gave his singing career another go auditioning for the competition again in 2010, where he quickly shot to fame as part of One Direction. The fan reaction was instant too, with 1D hysteria soon dwarfing the show. Despite the adoration, the band ultimately finished in third place on the X Factor but shortly afterwards Cowell sealed their fate by signing the fivesome to a reported £2million Syco contract.
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