Liam Payne latest: One Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death

On Wednesday night, police were called to a hotel in an upscale neighbourhood of Palermo in Argentina, where former One Direction star Liam Payne was reported to be staying.

From Payne’s recent Snapchat stories, shared in the days before he died, we know that the pop star had stopped over at a “friend’s house” in Argentina with his girlfriend – influencer Kate Cassidy.

The pair were in the country to watch Payne’s former bandmate Niall Horan tour his concert The Show in front of fans at an arena in Argentina.

Despite starting an indefinite hiatus in 2015, the members of the One Direction had remained friendly, and Payne had told his Snapchat followers earlier this month that he was making the trip to Argentina for a catch up.

“It’s been a while since me and Niall have spoken, we’ve got a lot to talk about,” he says in the video.

“No bad vibes or anything like that, but we need to talk.”

After flying over to South America, videos shared on social media then show Payne and his girlfriend dancing and singing along as he watches his friend perform.

It is not clear how long exactly Payne had been staying in the hotel in Palermo, though a transcript of a call made by reception staff to emergency services suggest the 31 year-old had been there for “two or three days”.

By the time Payne fell on Wednesday night, Cassidy had already left the country.