Argentinian soccer legend died in November 2020 from heart failure two weeks after brain surgery
This handout photo taken on Nov. 11, 2020 shows Diego Maradona, right, shaking hands with Dr. Leopoldo Luque.Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.
A panel of 20 experts appointed to investigate Maradona’s death last year believe his care team acted in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner” and, according to court documents, the judge in charge of the case has questioned “the behaviours — active or by omission — of each of the accused which led to and contributed to the realization of the harmful result.”
The panel also felt the sportsman “would have had a better chance of survival” with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical facility. Maradona’s neurosurgeon and personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque; psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov; psychologist Carlos Diaz; nurses Gisella Madrid and Ricardo Almiron, their boss Mariano Perroni; and doctors Pedro Di Spagna and Nancy Forlini face eight to 25 years in prison if found guilty.
They have all denied responsibility for the Argentinian’s death, and some have requested the case be dismissed entirely.Article content
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