A groom who was in Buenos Aires for his wedding and witnessed One Direction star Liam Payne’s fatal fall said he was haunted by the sound of the singer’s body hitting the ground.
Brett Watson was in his first-floor room at the Casasur Palermo hotel with his wedding planner when he saw the 31-year-old’s body fall, Watson told TMZ.
The “Strip That Down” singer died after falling from his third-floor balcony on October 16.
“We immediately ran to the balcony to see what it was, and when we looked down we could see that it was Liam lying on the ground. He came over face up, so we could tell straight away it was Liam and he was motionless,” said a clearly shaken Watson.
He further said that the worst part of it all was not seeing Payne fall, but hearing his body hit the hard ground below.
“It’s heartbreaking to see anyone fall like that, but seeing it happen and hearing its impact on the ground was even scarier than seeing him fall,” Watson said.
“Then seeing the immediate results, it’s something that sticks in my mind. It’s something I will never forget. I’m still trying to process and understand everything.
The groom said he and his wedding guests had observed Payne becoming intoxicated and unstable throughout the day.
But Watson’s account of Payne’s last night, which included seeing the singer being led by hotel staff by the hands and legs from the lobby to his room, differs significantly from the account of Payne’s friend, Roger Norreys.
nores, who Prosecutors want to charge abandonmentInsisted that Payne was only slightly intoxicated when he left her alone an hour before the fall.
The clip, shared by TMZ, was part of an exclusive “TMZ Investigation: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?” Is part of. Airing Monday evenings on Fox.
