Liam Payne ‘did not take his own life and could have been saved’ says source close to family in bombshell new claim

A source close to Liam Payne has said that he did not commit suicide and could have been saved

In the most comprehensive account of the One Direction star’s final hours, The Mail on Sunday has been told those closest to Liam believe if an ambulance had been called immediately when he collapsed in a Buenos Aires hotel lobby on Wednesday – rather than some time later when he was back alone in his third-floor room – he ‘would have lived.’

The source said: ‘Liam didn’t have to die. Liam didn’t want to die. He had promised us all he would never commit suicide. He was looking forward to the future.

‘If someone had called an ambulance when he collapsed in the hotel lobby instead of taking him back to his room and leaving him in there alone, in a psychotic state, he would still be with us.’

The source also revealed:

• Liam had been ‘re-working’ his favorite One Direction track ‘Fireproof’ on his computer just hours before his death. 
• He was in Argentina to renew his US visa and had passed medical and psychological tests days before which proved he was ‘totally clean.’ 
• He was in ‘good spirits’ and had been planning to fly back home to girlfriend Kate Cassidy in Miami on Friday. 
• His final meal was his favourite, chocolate-chip cookies.

The 31-year-old singer died instantly after plunging 45ft from his third-floor hotel room balcony onto the patio below at 5.04pm on Wednesday.

Police found drugs in his room including ‘cristal’, a potent hallucinogenic that causes blackouts and psychotic episodes.

The source said: ‘Where did Liam get the drugs when he had no money?’

Multiple police sources have said investigators believe someone in the hotel supplied him with drugs. There have been unconfirmed reports that the hotel conducted an internal probe and fired at least one employee.

Last night investigators told the MoS the probe into the star’s death ‘is ongoing’ but said charges against those who supplied the drugs ‘were imminent.’