From Buenos Aires Times · Martín Raschinsky, AFP · · 1m 20s
Maradona death trial final stages
Medical negligence questions remain in Diego Maradona's death trial as final verdict approaches.
In brief
Medical negligence questions remain in Diego Maradona's death trial as final verdict approaches. Diego Maradona's death in 2020 is under trial for medical negligence with seven team members accused of homicide with dolo eventual. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
Trial enters final stage
The trial over Diego Maradona's death enters its final stage this week with negligence questions still open.
Seven on trial for homicide
Seven members of Maradona's medical team face homicide with dolo eventual charges in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires.
Family and prosecutors claim reversible illness
Maradona's family and prosecutors argue his cardiorespiratory arrest and pulmonary oedema were reversible conditions.
Lawyers state illness was treatable
Félix Linfante and Marcelo D'Angelo said Diego had a treatable illness with warning signs visible to all.
Doctors claim unpredictable death
Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque stated Maradona died from a sudden, acute and unpredictable event.
Home hospitalisation location debated
The rented house in Tigre, 20km north of San Isidro, where Maradona died on November 25, 2020, was deemed unsuitable by witnesses.
Defendants deny negligence claims
Doctors claim the outcome could not have been anticipated and that Maradona would not have agreed to remain in a clinic after surgery.
The short version
Diego Maradona's death in 2020 is under trial for medical negligence with seven team members accused of homicide with dolo eventual.
