Louis Tomlinson pens heartfelt tribute to former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne following death at 31

Louis Tomlinson has shared an emotional and heartbreaking tribute to his former One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne.

On Wednesday (October 16), it was reported that Payne - who had been staying in Buenos Aires, Argentina - had tragically died at the age of 31.

The singer had been staying at the Hotel CasaSur, when he suffered a fatal fall from a third floor room balcony.

The BBC reports that the head of Buenos Aires's SAME emergency medical service, Alberto Crescenti, told local television that Payne had suffered "very serious injuries incompatible with life as a result of his fall" and there was "no possibility of resuscitation".

According to reports from The Sun, the results of Payne's preliminary autopsy have been confirmed, stating that the singer suffered severe injuries that led to “internal and external hemorrhaging” from the fall.

Further tests are currently ongoing amid the investigation into the circumstances of his death.

Following a joint statement from Payne's One Direction bandmates, member Louis Tomlinson has now penned a heartfelt tribute to Payne.