# Lawyer seeks 16-year prison terms for Maradona death defendants

> Lawyer demands 16-year prison sentences for Maradona's healthcare team in death trial.
- Title: Lawyer seeks 16-year prison terms for Maradona death…
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/lawyer-seeks-up-to-16-years-for-defendants-in-maradona-death-trial.phtml
- Published: 2026-10-14T00:02:34+00:00
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- Topics: diego maradona, maradona death, homicide, dolo eventual, healthcare professionals, prison sentences, argentina, news, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.