Overview

• Braian Nahuel Paiz and Ezequiel David Pereyra have been sent to oral trial on repeated, paid drug-supply charges and remain in preventive detention.
• From prison, Pereyra alleges hotel staff failed to call an ambulance when Payne collapsed in the lobby and instead carried him to his room; his claim is under investigation.
• Prosecutors say CCTV, seized phone chats and witness testimony show four cocaine deliveries between October 14 and 16, including one shortly before the fall.
• The Cassation Court reopened review of Rogelio Nores’s earlier dismissal in June, while the hotel manager and reception chief remain cleared.
• Payne died on October 16, 2024 after a third‑floor fall; autopsy and toxicology found fatal polytrauma with multiple substances, as fans mark the anniversary with tributes at the hotel and online.