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March 11 – Seven members of Diego Maradona’s medical workforce who handled the previous Argentine famous person earlier than his demise have gone on trial, charged with murder, in Buenos Aires.
The case revolves round allegations that negligence by the well being care professionals contributed to Maradona’s demise in 2020 on the age of 60, which triggered an outpouring of grief in his native Argentina and the world over.
Maradona suffered a coronary heart assault as he was recovering from mind surgical procedure for a blood clot after a long time battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.
Every defendant dangers between eight and 25 years in jail if convicted of “murder with potential intent” – allegedly for pursuing a plan of action regardless of realizing it might result in the previous World Cup winner’s demise.
Greater than 100 witnesses, together with members of Maradona’s household and docs who tended to him over time, are anticipated to take the stand within the long-delayed trial, with hearings anticipated to run till July.
Prosecutors have accused the medical workforce of pushing for Maradona to obtain house care, which proved “reckless” and “completely poor.” They allege he was deserted to his destiny for a “extended, agonising interval” earlier than his demise.
A panel of 20 medical specialists convened by Argentina’s public prosecutor concluded in 2021 that Maradona “would have had a greater likelihood of survival” with ample therapy in an applicable medical facility.
The specialists questioned why Maradona had been launched so quickly from the hospital after his operation when he was unable to look after himself and had restricted or no entry to important medical gadgets, like an oxygen tube and a defibrillator – the residence the place he was staying didn’t have the latter.
The entire accused deny their accountability in Maradona’s demise, describing him as a tough affected person who resisted therapy.
“The demise occurred unexpectedly, out of the blue, throughout sleeping hours, with out providing us any time,” mentioned his neurologist.
And in response to the damning medical panel report, the defence commissioned its personal forensic examine to help its declare that Maradona’s demise “was sudden and with out agony.”
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