Liam Payne 'tried to escape hotel room' moments before tragic death

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Liam Payne was attempting to escape from his hotel when he fell to his death, it has been claimed.Witnesses, and a since filed police report, allege the Buenos Aires hotel in which the tragic One Direction star was staying knew he was threatening to use the balcony as a means to flee but left him by himself.

According to the US website TMZ, sources familiar with the singer describe a repeated aversion he held to being confined in hotel rooms.

As reported by the Mirror, this is understood to be a reaction that traces back to his years in One Direction.His dislike of such situations reportedly led to at least one other balcony escape attempt in September, when, due to concerns over potential drug use, Liam’s security confined him to a room in a Florida rental property.The 31-year-old is alleged to have attempted to escape through a balcony, using a garden hose to shimmy to the ground.Liam was reportedly intoxicated and causing a disturbance in the lobby before staff at the CasaSur Hotel staff intervened on the day of his death last month.

Witnesses say that the singer resisted, telling staff he did not want to stay in the room and even warned them he would use the balcony to escape if confined.Despite this warning, hotel employees reportedly used a master key to place Liam in his room, subsequently removing a mirror outside his door, apparently out of concern he might damage it.