Liam Payne's final acts of kindness hours before tragic balcony death at hotel

spent his final nights alive donating to GoFundMe accounts for sick children live on Snapchat.

The 31-year-old former star tragically died after he fell three floors from the balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel room on Wednesday night (October 16).

Local police said the 31-year-old in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, before medics confirmed his death.

Prior to the devastating event, he had been generously donating to American children in desperate need of medical procedures, reports .

The singer, who was dad to his and son, Bear, expressed how parenthood reshaped his perspective on seeing children in distress.

He said: "As a father, it hits me differently. I would want everyone in the world helping. I have been spending the last few nights trying to finish off the donations so they can get the operations they need - they would be free in my country.

"I can't look at a sick child and not see Bear. I can't and I won't. I'm not asking for people to say well done or I'm amazing - I don't give a f*** about what people think of me."

He added: "What I care about is that that child gets to live the life it's supposed to." But Liam's legacy of compassion extends beyond these recent acts.

During the Covid crisis, he was praised by the Trussell Trust, a food bank charity, for his "generous" contributions aimed at feeding children. The charity supports over 100 food banks throughout the UK, assisting those hit hardest by poverty.

In 2020, Liam took to Facebook to share his dedication to the charity. He wrote: "Recently I made a personal, long-term commitment to support the The Trussell Trust and their vital work supplying meals to those in need all over the UK.

"It was humbling to get involved at my local food bank yesterday, and to meet some of the incredibly passionate people like Carla, Dorothea and Helena who are working tirelessly during these incredibly tough times.

"I'm glad to be playing my small part as we work towards a future in which nobody needs a food bank." Following the news of his death, Emma Revie, CEO of The Trussell Trust, paid tribute to the singer online.

She wrote: "We are extremely saddened by the news of Liam Payne's death. Over the last four years, Liam was a generous supporter of Trussell and our community of food banks, not only funding the provision of more than 360,000 meals during Covid but also often joining us in calling for the solutions required to end the need for emergency food.

"We greatly appreciate the compassion and kindness he always showed to people facing hunger and hardship. His death is a very tragic loss, and our thoughts are with his loved ones."

According to social media updates, Liam was in Argentina with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, aged 25, who had flown back to Florida two days before his untimely passing.