Closing Arguments Begin in Maradona Death Trial
Prosecutors and defense lawyers will make final arguments as the court weighs whether Maradona’s home care involved negligent homicide.
- From Thursday, the court will hear closing arguments in the trial regarding Diego Maradona's death before issuing a verdict on seven medical professionals charged with homicide.
- Seven members of Maradona's medical team are on trial in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires, on charges of homicide with dolo eventual. Prosecutors argue the star's health deterioration at age 60 was reversible, while defendants reject the charges.
- Witnesses debated Maradona's physical state, with some describing him as "very swollen," while defence lawyers argue essential equipment was never requested for the home hospitalisation.
- Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari alleged the defendants "abandoned Diego Maradona to his fate, condemning him to death." Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque maintains, "I acted as a neurosurgeon... I did not make any medical decisions."
- Jana Maradona's lawyers stated, "We expect the court to recognise that this death was not a misfortune, but the consequence of specific decisions and omissions." The family seeks accountability for the unsuitable home hospitalisation.
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Seven health professionals have been tried since April for potential fatal negligence in a Maradona home hospital in November 2020.
Closing arguments begin in Maradona death trial
Seven medical professionals have been on trial since April over Maradona's death in 2020 while convalescing after surgery. The star of the 1986 World Cup died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- at a rented home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre two weeks after undergoing surgery for a brain clot. The larger-than-life star, who had a history of substance abuse, was 60 at the time of…
After 45 hearings and more than 100 statements by witnesses and defendants, on Thursday began the process of closing the trial due to the death of the trans-Andean astro. Prosecutors accuse seven accused, who risk between eight and 25 years in prison, of a simple murder with possible harm.
From 10 a.m. onwards, it will be known whether or not the representatives of the Public Prosecutor's Office will request convictions for the seven accused sitting on the bench of the accused.
After six months of hearings, the trial on the death of football legend Diego Maradona enters its final phase to determine whether there has been medical negligence Succession of negligence
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