An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singer Liam Payne's death, local media reported on Thursday.

A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.

Charges against Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores and two hotel employees have been dropped, after they were linked to the One Direction singer's death.

Rogelio 'Roger' Nores has broken his silence in the wake of the news that charges have been dropped against him in connection to the tragic death of his friend Liam Payne

Rogelio “Roger” Nores’ legal representative says the US businessman is “very happy” after manslaughter charges against him were dropped in connection with the death of his friend Liam Payne. Former One Direction singer Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Argentina on October 16.

The ruling drops charges against three key defendants: Rogelio Nores, an Argentine businessman and friend of Payne who accompanied the singer during his trip in Buenos Aires; Gilda Martin, the manager of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel where Payne died on October 16; and Esteban Grassi, the hotel’s main receptionist.

Liam's Payne 's friend and workers at the hotel where the singer died have reportedly been cleared of charges.

Three appeals court judges in Buenos Aires ruled Wednesday that Liam Payne's friend Rogelio Nores will no longer be criminally charged in the One Direction star's death.

Following the announcement that charges against Mr Nores had been dropped, his lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona said he was "happy to have reversed the decision". He added: "We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne's death.

Liam Payne’s friend Roger Nores and two workers at the CasaSur Palermo hotel had their charges fully dropped in the singer’s death investigation, a panel of judges from Argentina’s Court of Appeals announced in an extensive ruling obtained by Rolling Stone Wednesday night.

Liam Payne’s grieving family has been denied the justice they sought after several of those charged in connection with his death were cleared. The Wolverhampton-born One Direction singer passed away after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina in October and his pal Rogelio 'Roger' Nores and four others had been arrested in connection.