How the legend of football has died and what they are accused

Argentina, one of the most popular football nations, is planned for an unprecedented judicial trial involving health professionals who took care of the late Diego Maradona. Seven health professionals who took care of the legend of football, his last days are tried on Tuesday accused of criminal negligence for his death.

Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at the age of 60 when he recovered from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades fighting cocaine and alcohol outbuildings.

Each defendant risks between eight and 25 years in prison if he was found guilty of homicide with a possible intention ” – allegedly for having continued a line of conduct despite the fact that this could lead to the death of the footballer.

The death of the 1986 World Cup star plunged Argentina in mourning in the middle of the pandemic of Covid-19.

Tens of thousands of people have queue to say goodbye to the former Boca juniors and the Napoli striker while his body was in a state in the presidential palace.

More than 100 witnesses, including members of the Maradona family and doctors who have tended him, over the years, should take a stand in the trial for a long time in the suburbs of Buenos Aires in San Isidro.

The hearings should take place until July.

Why are Maradona doctors on trials?

Maradona was found dead in bed two weeks after having passed under the knife, in a house rented in an exclusive district of Buenos Aires where he was brought after being released from the hospital.

It was discovered that he died of a heart attack.

The night’s nurse said that he had seen “warning signs” but that he had received orders “not to wake up” Maradona.

The defendants of the case are a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a medical coordinator, a nursing coordinator, a doctor and the night nurse.

The nurse of the day, who found Maradona dead, asked to be judged separately by jury.

Prosecutors accused the medical team of having pushed Maradona of receiving home care, which proved to be “reckless” and “totally deficient”.

They allege that the footballer was abandoned to his fate for an “prolonged and scary period” before his death.

A panel of 20 medical experts summoned by the Argentinian prosecutor concluded in 2021 that Maradona “would have had a better chances of survival” with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical establishment.

The residence where he stayed did not have a defibrillator.

Maradona’s family affirmation that audio messages and disclosed text show that the star’s health was imminent in danger, said Mario Baudry, lawyer for Maradona Dieguito’s son.

He said messages showed that the medical team’s strategy was to try to make sure that Diego’s girls do not intervene “because if they did it, they (medical staff) would lose their money.”

‘Justice for Diego’

The defendants all deny the responsibility for the death of the star.

Vadim Mischanchuk, lawyer for the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, said that he was “very optimistic” of an acquittal, arguing that his client was in charge of mental and not physical health of Maradona.

In the paternal district of Buenos Aires, where the player nicknamed “El Pibe de Oro” (The Golden Boy) revealed his prodigious talent as a player for Argentinos Juniors in the 1970s, graffiti urging “Justice for Diego!” was due to the walls before the trial.

“The whole company needs to know … What really happened, who abandoned it … and anyone is responsible must pay the price,” said the retreat Hilda Pereira.

Maradona “did not deserve to die as he died, alone,” she added, her trembling voice.

For its part, the newspaper of Pagina 12 of the left of Argentina wondered: “Will anyone be found guilty of the death of Maradona?”

With agency entries