Defense in Maradona Death Trial Seeks Acquittal of Doctor
Defense lawyers say Leopoldo Luque was a scapegoat and argue Maradona’s death was not foreseeable as prosecutors seek prison terms for six defendants.
- On Wednesday, defense attorneys for neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque requested his acquittal in the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, arguing Luque was made a "scapegoat" for the tragedy.
- Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since April for potential negligence, with prosecutors requesting a 12-year prison sentence for Luque, considered a key decision-maker during Maradona's convalescence in Tigre, near Buenos Aires.
- Prosecution lawyers condemned Luque's "inaction," claiming his attitude "was always to do nothing" regarding warning signs, while attorney Roberto Rallin declared, "We are here to proclaim Luque's innocence, not with television slogans, but with the evidence that supports it."
- Defense attorney Francisco Oneto maintained that Maradona's death resulted from an "acute and unpredictable" heart attack, insisting "there was absolutely no possibility of predicting this fatal outcome."
- Closing arguments for the defense are expected to continue until Thursday, addressing the death of the 60-year-old legend, who died from a cardiorespiratory crisis at a residence in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires.
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Leopoldo Luque was part of the group of doctors who operated on Maradona three weeks before his death.
Before the court, Luque held that his intervention was limited to the neurosurgical follow-up of Maradona and denied having been responsible for monitoring his clinical condition during home hospitalization.
Defense in Maradona death trial seeks acquittal of doctor
Attorney Roberto Rallin rejected the prosecution's argument that Maradona's November 2020 death was foreseeable, while another defense attorney, Francisco Oneto, maintained that his death resulted from an "acute and unpredictable" heart attack. Oneto insisted that "there was absolutely no possibility of predicting this fatal outcome." Prosecutors have requested a 12-year prison sentence for Luque, a neurosurgeon considered a key decision-maker f…
At the trial of the death of the football star in Argentina, the lawyers of neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque contest the accusations of negligence and support the thesis of a "unforeseen" heart attack
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