Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy cut her trip to Argentina short and flew home to Florida a week before the tragic former One Direction star was found dead

Kate Cassidy and late One Direction star Liam Payne had been in Argentina for more than two weeks before she decided to return home to the US

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The X Factor star's girlfriend's pals have spoken out days after Payne died in a hotel balcony fall.

The 25-year-old influencer had travelled to the country in South America with the late One Direction star - and the pair had attended Niall Horan's concert in Buenos Aires

The girlfriend of Liam Payne felt like she was in a "hostage situation" in Argentina before deciding to return to Miami alone, a friend has claimed

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy reportedly wanted to return home to the US but felt like she was in a "hostage situation" whilst in Argentina with the former One Direction star

Kate revealed that the pair had hoped to 'marry within a year' as she paid tribute to her 'best friend and love of my life'

The X Factor star's love letters to Kate, who left Argentina in the run-up to his death aged 31 last Wednesday in a hotel balcony fall, have emerged.

Liam Payne, 31, died on October 16 after falling from a third floor balcony at the hotel with his passing sending shockwaves around the globe.

The Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been stormed by police looking for further information into the tragic death of One Direction star, Liam Payne

Police are continuing to probe the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where One Direction star Liam Payne tragically fell to his death aged 31 on October 16

Police are continuing to probe the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where One Direction star Liam Payne tragically fell to his death aged 31 on October 16

Liam Payne's death is being investigated by police, with officers said to have now swooped in on the hotel where he fell to his death in a bid to track down more details

Detectives are reportedly looking into who was on duty on the day and in the days leading up to the tragedy

Daiana Gauna spoke out over her conversation with the Wolverhampton star a week on from his death at a Buenos Aires hotel.

Buenos Aires City Police are raiding Liam Payne's hotel for intel on employees who worked the day of his death.

One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last week aged 31, had plans to marry his girlfriend in the next year, with Kate Cassidy taking to Instagram to share details of their final moments together

Payne, 31, investigators are reportedly hunting for further information on employees of Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires after the ITV The X Factor star's tragic passing.

A fan who spoke to Liam Payne shortly before his death aged 31 in Argentina has

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy told fans the couple were 'manifesting' their lives together in the weeks before his death.

Payne's girlfriend Kate reportedly left the Wolverhampton singer and West Bromwich Albion fan in a Buenos Aires hotel room before his death after likening it to a "hostage situation".

Police are raiding ITV The X Factor star and Wolverhampton singer Payne’s hotel for intel on employees who worked the day of his death.