Investigation into Diego Maradona’s Death Raises Questions: New Report Contradicts Previous Findings

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Updated on April 30, 2024, 3:11 p.m

Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on November 25, 2020 north of Buenos Aires at the age of 60. © Getty Images/Marcelo Endelli

According to a new document, Diego Maradona died of an unforeseeable heart attack. The public prosecutor rejects this. The report was prepared hastily.

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Around a month before the trial begins against eight of Diego Maradona’s doctors and nurses, the defense wants to shed a new light on the circumstances of the Argentine football legend’s death with another report. Accordingly, Maradona is said to have died of a sudden heart attack, which was said to have been unforeseeable, as the newspaper “La Nación” reported. Death occurred within minutes or a few hours. A previous report, however, came to the conclusion that Maradona’s agony lasted around twelve hours.

The public prosecutor rejected the new report. The author is not a heart specialist and created the document within 72 hours. “From our point of view, this doesn’t change the matter,” said public prosecutor Patricio Ferrari. “The expert’s version contradicts the report that 21 experts from an interdisciplinary commission prepared over three months.”

Investigators accuse Maradona’s nurses of massive mistakes

Maradona died of a heart attack on November 25, 2020 in a private residential complex north of Buenos Aires at the age of 60. A few weeks earlier he had undergone brain surgery. According to the investigators’ assessment, massive mistakes had been made in the home care of the former top athlete, who was in serious health trouble.

The trial begins on June 4th against Maradona’s personal doctor Leopoldo Luque, his psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov as well as a psychologist, another doctor, the medical coordinator for the health insurance company and three nurses. The public prosecutor’s office accuses them of manslaughter. All defendants deny the allegations. If convicted, they face prison sentences of up to 25 years. (dpa/lh)

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2024-04-30 12:43:08
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