Rogelio “Roger” Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne’s death was the result of an “extremely unfortunate” series of events.

Five months after One Direction’s Liam Payne tragically died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, his family has shared a statement regarding the criminal investigation into his death and media coverage.

"Rather than providing a specific and detailed critique of the Court’s reasoning, the appeal merely expresses disagreement with the evaluation of the collected evidence," read the ruling

Liam Payne's pal Roger Nores and two hotel workers could still face manslaughter charges after a prosecutor's office filed an appeal against the decision to drop the charges

Prosecutors have appealed a court decision to drop manslaughter charges against three men over the death of Liam Payne, who fell from a balcony at a hotel in Argentina