Hotel guest heard 'loud, violent scream' from Liam Payne's room before singer's death: report

A guest staying at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel heard a "really loud, violent scream" coming from Liam Payne's room before the One Direction singer's death, according to a new report.

Payne died at the age of 31 on Wednesday, after he fell three stories from the balcony of his room at the hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In an interview with People magazine, another guest staying at the same hotel recalled hearing "a lot of noise" described as sounding like "heavy lifting" or "banging" in Payne's room prior to the accident.

The guest recalled seeing hotel staff members "going in and out" of Payne's room and then heard "more noise" at approximately 4:30pm.

Minutes after the commotion in the room resumed, the guest recalled "I heard a really loud, violent scream."

The patron then "heard sirens" but wasn't concerned until they "came down the elevator." The guest told the outlet that they then saw the "whole street was full of cop cars."

Authorities confirmed Payne died after 5 p.m. at the hotel. An employee called the emergency line to ask for help for a guest who was "under the influence of drugs and alcohol who had destroyed some objects in the room."