From Buenos Aires Times · · 1m 30s
Lawyer seeks 16-year prison terms for Maradona death defendants
Lawyer demands 16-year prison sentences for Maradona's healthcare team in death trial.
In brief
Lawyer demands 16-year prison sentences for Maradona's healthcare team in death trial. A lawyer for Maradona's son seeks up to 16 years in prison for four healthcare professionals accused of homicide in the late football star's death. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
Maradona death trial
A lawyer representing Diego Maradona’s youngest son called for prison sentences of up to 16 years for the main defendants in the trial into football legend’s death.
Maradona’s death details
Maradona died aged 60 from cardiorespiratory arrest and pulmonary oedema on November 25, 2020, after successful surgery for a subdural haematoma.
Seven healthcare professionals on trial
Seven healthcare professionals are on trial over Maradona’s death, with proceedings beginning in mid-April.
Lawyer seeks 16-year sentences
Mario Baudry, a lawyer representing Maradona’s youngest son, called for 16-year prison sentences for two doctors: Leopoldo Luque and Nancy Forlini.
Additional sentences sought
Baudry also asked for 14 years for psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and 12 years for psychologist Carlos Díaz, plus four-year sentences for nurse Ricardo Almirón and supervisor Mariano Perroni.
Prosecutors' requested sentences
Prosecutors had sought 12 years for Luque, 10 for Forlini, eight for Cosachov and five for Díaz, with the seventh defendant to be acquitted.
Homicide charges
The defendants have been charged with homicide with dolo eventual, a legal concept where a person is held responsible for death when they knowingly accept the possibility of causing it.
What matters most
A lawyer for Maradona's son seeks up to 16 years in prison for four healthcare professionals accused of homicide in the late football star's death.
