Late Maradona’s medical report aims to undercut homicide case against medics

Diego Maradona

A medical examiner's report into the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty into the criminal negligence case brought against eight medical workers involved in his case a month before they are set to stand trial for homicide.

A forensic expert conducted the study at the behest of one of the main defendants, Maradona's neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, in an effort to challenge the 2021 medical examination that held Luque and other doctors responsible for what it described as the football star's otherwise avoidable death. The defendants have denied any violations or irregularities in Maradona's treatment.

Maradona, famous for leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup and back to the final four years later, died from a heart attack in 2020.

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