Waiter speaks out amid charges in Liam Payne's drug case
Investigators have charged three individuals in connection with the death of Liam Payne. One of the suspects has broken his silence, asserting that he did nothing wrong. However, the waiter admitted that before the tragic incident, he met with the musician twice and used drugs with him.
11 November 2024 14:56
The death of Liam Payne, a member of the band One Direction, shocked thousands of people around the world. The artist died on 16 October 2024, after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina. Toxicology tests revealed he was under the influence of several psychoactive substances, which could have affected his behaviour leading up to his death. The autopsy results confirmed multiple organ injuries and both internal and external bleeding.
The Argentine prosecutor stated that "Liam Payne did not commit suicide." In relation to his death, three people have been charged. Among them was Payne's friend, Rogelio "Roger" Nores, who was accused of "abandoning" the musician prior to his death. Authorities also charged a hotel employee and a waiter suspected of being a drug dealer with supplying Payne with illegal substances. The latter has spoken out about the matter.
Alleged dealer of Liam Payne breaks his silence
Argentine waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, who is suspected of being Liam's dealer, admitted that before the tragic incident on 16 October, he met with the 31-year-old star twice at the hotel. During an interview on Argentine television, the 24-year-old said he first met Payne at the restaurant where he worked. The singer reportedly went there for dinner with his girlfriend and two other people.
I never supplied Liam with drugs. Liam's first contact with me was at my place of work. We swapped details and saw each other later that night. It was all normal. He came down from his hotel room to fetch me because I had got lost - he explained.
Suspect in Liam Payne's death case gives an interview
Braian also revealed that Liam was communicating with him via a secret Instagram account. The suspect admitted that the authorities searched his home, but he has not yet been questioned by investigators. He then described what his meetings with the musician were like.
We got together there and he showed me some of the music he was going to bring out. I've heard people saying he was taking drugs but the truth is that when he got to the restaurant where I was working he was already under the effects of drugs and he didn't actually eat anything - the 24-year-old stated.
The Argentine waiter stated that when he met with Liam for the second time, the singer allegedly used cocaine. Braian also admitted he was smoking cannabis at the time.
We took drugs together but I never took drugs to him or accepted any money - he emphasised.
