US EditionNew trial over soccer legend Maradona's death begins in Argentina
Seven medical team members face negligent homicide charges as prosecutors say home care failures contributed to Maradona's death.
- On Tuesday, a retrial began in San Isidro, Argentina, for seven medical professionals charged with negligent homicide in the 2020 death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, following the collapse of the initial case last year.
- Prosecutors argue the medical team's care was "inappropriate, deficient and reckless," contributing to pulmonary edema and heart failure that caused Maradona's death at 60 while recuperating from brain surgery.
- Judge Julieta Makintach authorized unauthorized documentary filming inside the courthouse, leading to annulment of the first trial; about 100 witnesses are now expected to testify before a newly appointed three-judge panel.
- If convicted, the seven defendants face prison sentences ranging between eight and 25 years; an eighth defendant, nurse Dahiana Madrid, will be tried separately with no date yet set.
- Defense attorneys contend Maradona's death was unavoidable due to preexisting health conditions, contrasting with prosecution arguments that the recovery setting amounted to a "theatre of horror" where necessary care was not provided.
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'Bunch of amateurs': Maradona's medical team back on trial in Argentina
The medical team of late football legend Diego Maradona were a "bunch of amateurs" who missed a chance to save his life, Argentine prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of the second trial over his death.
The icon of Argentine football died at the age of 60 on November 25, 2020 due to a cardiorespiratory crisis and pulmonary edema.
Present in court the daughters and the ex-wife. The pm: 'His was an announced death' (ANSA)
A constant pain and questions remain unanswered: the circumstances of Diego Maradona's death are again marked in front of the Argentinian judicial system for a second trial, after the cancellation of the first of 2025 because of the involvement of a judge in a documentary film prepared in secret.
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