Maradona’s Medical Team Charged With Homicide In Soccer Legend’s Death

Eight of the members who looked after Diego Maradona’s health before his tragic death two years back have been charged in Argentina with murder.

He was sixty-five years old when he suffered cardiac arrest and died on November 25, 2020. He is widely regarded as the best player of all time. However, his addiction to drugs and alcohol continued throughout his entire career. The 236 page court ruling was reviewed by Reuters. It pointed out doctors, nurses, as well as a psychologist, who treated him during his final days.

“As soon as I saw the cause, I said it was homicide,” Mario Baudry, a lawyer for one of Maradona’s sons, told Reuters. “I fought for a long time and here we are, with this stage completed.”

A medical panel charged with investigating Maradona’s death determined last year that the medical team acted in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner.”Judge suggested that Wednesday’s ruling could be appealed. “the behaviors — active or by omission — of each of the accused which led to and contributed to the realization of the harmful result.”

The defendants charged with homicide included Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Diaz, nurses Gisella Madrid and Ricardo Almiron, their supervisor Mariano Perroni, and doctors Pedro Di Spagna and Nancy Forlini.

If convicted, each of them could spend anywhere from 8 to 25 years prison.

Vadim Mischanchuk, an attorney for Cosachov, vowed to appeal the decision, and insisted his client’s treatment had no relation with Maradona’s cause of death.

“A guilty party is being sought at all costs and objectivity is being lost,”According to the lawyer, Reuters was informed.

Named along with fellow legend Pelé as the joint FIFA Players of the 20th Century, Maradona was known for his spectacular passing and dribbling skills. However, he had a long-term addiction to cocaine. He also played for professional teams in Barcelona and Napoli.

Maradona spent more than a decade as a coach after his professional career. He battled weight gain, and reportedly weighed nearly 300 pounds — at just 5-feet, 5-inches tall — before undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2005.

Maradona died in November after being admitted to a hospital for psychiatric treatment. After that, he underwent emergency brain surgery. On November 12, he was released and was under the care of his medical staff at his Buenos Aires house until his death. He was so popular that after his death, his body lay in state in Argentina’s presidential palace as a huge succession of mourners passed by to pay their respects.