Roger Nores is among those accused of involvement in Payne’s death, which occurred in October
Close friend of Liam Payne revealed that the singer was “close to death” several times before the fatal incident on October 16 when he fell from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina.
Roger Nores is among those investigated for the death of the formerOne Direction. He is being accused of abandonment followed by death, since Nores I would have left him alone knowing he wasn’t well. If convicted, the friend could face up to 15 years in prison.
In a 91-page document obtained by Rolling Stone USA (via NME), Nores defended himself against the accusations, claiming that he was not the doctor, lawyer or representative of Payne. He said that when he left the singer, he was “greeting fans” and seemed fine.
“I was a friend who loved him very much, who helped him in everything I could, who spent my own money to help him, and even then, it wasn’t enough,” he lamented. “I do not consider that I deserve the accusation against me.”
Nores He also gave details about his history of substance abuse. Paynestating that the musician was “close to death” several times.
The friend claims that, in September 2023, Payne “He suffered from severe poisoning that left him close to death.” For this reason, he would have been hospitalized for three days in Milan, Italy, for rehabilitation, which would have forced him to cancel his Latin American tour. Payne canceled the shows under the justification of a “kidney infection”.
Nores also states that Payne he was hospitalized two more times in London in 2023. In one of them, he was taken in an ambulance due to “high levels of intoxication”. According to the friend, “professionals had to perform cardiac resuscitation to save his life, without family and friends being able to do anything to avoid these situations and help him.”
In March 2024, Payne would have entered a rehabilitation center in Spain. The following month, he left the place and suffered a new relapse, he reported. Noresadding that, once again, doctors performed cardiac resuscitation.
Then the father of Payne tried to admit him to a psychiatric hospital, but the singer refused, he said Nores. During the following months, the musician would have stayed away from drugs. Second Noreshe fought with his friend because he believed that, if he returned to Manchester, he would start using drugs.
In an email to the father of Payne dated August 23 of this year, Nores wrote that he was “very concerned about the well-being [de Payne]” in the UK: “I hope I can get doctors to check on his health regularly as soon as possible, just like I did when he was in the US […] I will be completely out of the picture and disconnected from now on and I wish you the best with your career and health. Liam“.
To Noresthe blame for the death of Payne is from the hotel staff: “If Liam Had he not been forcibly taken to his room, had he stayed in the lobby and had a doctor been called while they saw him convulsing, none of this would have happened.”
Source: Rollingstone
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