A panel of judges in Liam Payne’s death investigation denied an appeal to overturn the acquittal of three people charged with manslaughter.

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.

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