Process against his doctors polarizes Argentina – Diepresse.com
The allegation of the « reckless » and « poor » treatment of football legend Diego Maradona will be negotiated in court from Tuesday. 120 witnesses are heard, the process should take four months. Up to 25 years in prison are in the room.
A good four years ago, the death of the football legend Diego Maradona triggered grief and shock worldwide. From Tuesday, San Isidro, a suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, are in court who had taken care of his care and medical care in Maradona's last days. Around 120 witnesses are to be interviewed in the procedure, including relatives, friends and former doctors of the ex-footballer and an expert.
The procedure should take about four months, the seven defendants threaten prison terms between eight and 25 years in the event of a conviction. Diego Armando Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at the age of 60 a few weeks after a brain surgery because of a blood clot. Even before the procedure, Maradona's health had given cause for concern. He had to deal with alcohol and cocaine addiction and their consequences for decades.
The ex-footballer died alone in his bedside in a house that was rented in an exclusive quarter of Buenos Aires. Maradona had been brought there two weeks after his brain surgery to recover from the intervention.
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Lung edema as the cause of death
As a result of a « chronic chronic heart failure again », severe lung edema was found as the cause of death. Previously, the night carer had observed some « warning signals » with his prominent patient. However, he was instructed not to « wake up » Maradona, so that he was only found dead in his bed the next morning.
Maradona's death in the middle of the Corona pandemic triggered grief in Argentina and football fans all over the world. When his body was laid out in the Argentine Presidential Palace, tens of thousands of people stood in line to personally say goodbye.
Process for negligent killing
The neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Díaz, the medical coordinator Nancy Forlini, nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni, the doctor Pedro Pablo di Spagna and the nurse Ricardo Almirón are now in court. You have to answer for negligent killing. Nurse in Dahiana Gisela Madrid has requested that her case be negotiated separately before a jury. Your procedure should begin in July.
The public prosecutor accuses the accused a « reckless » and « poor » treatment of Maradona. The 60-year-old was left to his fate during his death during an « extensive, agonizing period ».
A committee of 20 medical experts used by the public prosecutor's office came to the conclusion in mid -2021 that Maradona had had a better chance of survival during an appropriate treatment in a corresponding medical facility. Judge Orlando Díaz, who decided to continue the allegations, emphasized that each of the accused contributed to the tragic events that led to Maradona's death.
Accused dementia of treatment errors
The accused reject any responsibility for the death of the football star and refer to their limited areas of responsibility. Vadim Mischanchuk, defender of the psychiatrist Cosachov, for example, told the AFP news agency that, despite intensive investigations, the public prosecutor's office could not certainly demonstrate that Maradona's treatment team had caused his death. The lawyer was confident that his client would be acquitted, since she was primarily responsible for Maradona's psychological and not for his physical health.
According to Maradona's relatives, audio and text messages show that the accused was aware that Maradona was in acute danger to life. The medical team was primarily concerned with the fact that the members of their prominent patient did not intervene because the medical staff would also have “lost his money” in the event of a child, the lawyer of Maradona's son Dieguito, Mario Baudry.
Maradona is revered in Argentina with countless murals, statues and exhibitions. In addition, he will soon receive a mausoleum on a thousand square meter property in Puerto Madero, a tourist district in Buenos Aires. « We want our father to be close to people's love, » said his daughter Dalma Maradona when the football legend was presented by the future resting place. It is expected that up to a million people visit the admission -free memorial annually.
