A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.

A total of five people were charged after Payne fell from his hotel balcony while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The three people cleared of charges in relation to Liam Payne are two hotel staff members who were under investigation for a suspected role in supplying cocaine for the singer, with the receptionist allegedly having asked staff to ‘drag’ Payne to his hotel room – where he later fell from his balcony when alone.

An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singer Liam Payne's death, local media reported on Thursday. The court dismissed charges against businessman Rogelio Nores,

Charges against Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores and two hotel employees have been dropped, after they were linked to the One Direction singer's death.

Three appeals court judges in Buenos Aires ruled Wednesday that Liam Payne's friend Rogelio Nores will no longer be criminally charged in the One Direction star's death.

Following the announcement that charges against Mr Nores had been dropped, his lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona said he was "happy to have reversed the decision". He added: "We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne's death.