Argentinian justice has decided to prosecute the professionals after having detected deficiencies and irregularities in the treatment of the star, who died in November 2020, while recovering from brain surgery. Sentences range between eight and 25 years in prison.
The death of Diego Maradona continues to generate consequences. Argentinian justice has decided to prosecute eight health professionals involved in the care of the Argentinian star for their negligent participation in the events that led to the death of the best footballer in history on November 25, 2020. The star is was recovering from surgery. on the brain which had been carried out a few days earlier.
As determined by the magistrate in charge of the investigation, the death of Maradona was riddled with “gaps and irregularities” . This conclusion was reached after the investigations which began shortly after his death shocked the whole world. A 20-person expert panel determined that in the fatal outcome, the medical team who treated Maradona acted “inappropriately, deficiently and recklessly” .
It was also concluded that the former footballer “I would have had a better chance of surviving” whether he received the appropriate treatment.
The world champion in Mexico 1986 He suffered from an alcohol addiction, a photo after his also controversial relationship with cocaine . On November 2, 2020, he was admitted to a clinic in La Plata due to anemia and dehydration. A day later, he was transferred to a health center in the city of Olivos in Buenos Aires, where he underwent surgery. Later, he was transferred to a farm on the outskirts of the Argentine capital to carry out the rehabilitation, in a questionable determination endorsed by the team that was in charge of his care.
After Maradona’s death, several antecedents were known regarding the excesses that occurred on the spot and the responsibility that those responsible for taking care of the former footballer had on them.
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Among the accused are, among others, Leopoldo Luce , Maradona’s family doctor and responsible for the surgery to remove a subdural hematoma. In addition to the doctor, among the defendants are a psychiatrist, a psychologist, two doctors, a head nurse and stretcher bearers .
Everyone must answer under the figure of homicide against behavior considered negligent in the care of the renowned patient in their care. They face between eight and 25 years in prison. .
The complaint was filed by two of the sons of the former Napoli and Boca Juniors star. Mario Baudry, lawyer for a certain Diego Fernando, one of the heirs, told Reuters that the player was “in a helpless situation” at the time of his death. “As soon as I saw the cause, I said it was homicide. I’ve fought a long time and here we are, with this milestone accomplished “, he condemned.
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