A guest staying at the same property as Liam Payne claimed they heard “a really loud, violent scream” coming from the One Direction alum’s room at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before he plummeted from his third-floor balcony. The person said they heard “a lot of noise” coming from Payne’s room, including sounds like “heavy lifting” or “banging.” “I thought it was construction.
I thought they were working on the room,” the hotel guest told People on Thursday, just one day after Payne’s shocking death . They also claimed to have witnessed the hotel’s staff “going in and out” of Payne’s room, alleging that “more noise” was made around 4:30 p.m.
Minutes into the chaos, the guest said they “heard a really loud, violent scream.” The hotel patron told the outlet he “heard sirens” but didn’t connect the dots until he “came down the elevator” and saw the “whole street was full of cop cars.” Police were called to the scene shortly after 5 p.
m., with Payne shortly dying after the 911 call was made by the hotel’s frantic chief receptionist, who begged the operator for “urgent” assistance. In the chilling audio, he claimed the singer was “on drugs and alcohol” and “ breaking up the whole room .
” He also expressed fear that Payne would harm himself, noting he had a balcony. “We need you to send someone urgently because, well, I don’t know if this guest’s life is at risk. They must be in a room .
