LIVE: Liam Payne's cause of death revealed after toppling from Buenos Aires balcony - as room found 'in disarray'

Unverified photos which are reported to have been taken inside the hotel room of Liam Payne reveal a variety of substances - including white powder.

Tin foil could be seen among other items littering the scene.

A smashed TV is said to be among other items discovered at the scene.

The room is the location from which the pop star is said to have fallen from, toppling over the balcony to his death on Wednesday.

A preliminary autopsy has been completed, according to local media.

The results, as reported by news outlet Clarín, the tragic singer's death was caused by " multiple trauma " and due to " internal and external bleeding ."

Local media reports say that the first autopsy "finished at 11:30 pm last night. The body was transferred to the morgue at 8:30 pm. It started at 9pm and finished two and a half hours later. The doctors are trying to figure out what kind of substances [Liam] took and if they were the ones that caused the psychological state that led to his death.”

Singer Rita Ora, who performed with Liam Payne on For You - from the film Fifty Shades Freed - said the news of his death "breaks my heart".

In a post on X, she said the 31-year-old singer had the 'kindest soul'.

Liam rose to fame after auditioning for the fifth season of television series The X Factor in 2008 at the age of 14.

After being eliminated in the competition, he was told by judge Simon Cowell "come back in two years".

He was then put into a group with four other boys - Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson - after a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Sherzinger.

The group released five studio albums and won seven Brit Awards, including for their 2012 debut hit What Makes You Beautiful, to the track History from their last album in 2015, released months after Malik left the group.

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Liam Payne's ex-fiancée has broken her silence after the death of the former One Direction star.

Payne had been in a relationship with Maya Henry on-and-off for three years.

A source close to Ms Henry told Mail Online after his death: "Right now she is obviously in shock".

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The Britain's Got Talent judge spoke this morning after the X Factor star's death was revealed. Amanda sent her thoughts to his family, including his seven-year-old son Bear and former partner Cheryl.

Amanda began: "I mean it was just absolutely shocking to hear the news last night."

She continued: "Our producer was saying that when Liam came into Heart a few years ago, how brilliant he was. He went in, he made an effort, he shook hands with everyone, spoke to absolutely everybody and that just shows who he is, who he was."

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Liam Payne's family are 'devastated' by his death, a relative told reporters today.

Payne's parents Geoff and Karen Payne left their Wolverhampton home "in a hurry" at around midnight last night .

This morning, the downstairs curtains were closed at their family home.

A family member who answered the door told reporters: "We're obviously devastated at the news but we don't want to comment."

Neighbours told the Mirror that the couple left last night at around midnight while two women, believed to be Liam's sisters, were seen entering the property at 9am this morning.

Modest! Management said it is "absolutely devestated" by the news of Payne's death.

The management company was responsible for the boy band in their early days.