Liam Payne: Dad Geoff Payne greets fans as Cheryl pays tribute

The tribute came as Geoff Payne paused to read tributes to his son outside the Casa Sur hotel and say thank you to the gathered fans.When he arrived, fans at the site created a barrier between him and the cameras, with some telling the BBC afterwards that they wanted to make sure he had space.Bianca Gallorini, who helped organise the makeshift barrier, said fans wanted to give Mr Payne “a moment” to “express his feelings and see how much we love Liam”.Mr Payne had earlier visited the morgue in Buenos Aires to officially identify his son, so that arrangements can be made for his body to be flown back to the UK.A federal prosecutor told the BBC that Payne’s body has been “released”, meaning no further tests were being carried out and that identification could take place. An investigation into his death continues. It is not yet known when Payne’s body will be repatriated to the UK. Fans gathered in Liverpool on Saturday afternoon to hold a vigil to mourn the One Direction…