Postponed Criminal Trial of Medics Accused of Negligence Towards Diego Maradona Set for 2025

Two weeks after undergoing surgery, he was discovered deceased in his bed at a rented house in a prestigious Buenos Aires neighborhood. He had been brought to the residence after being released from the hospital.

He was found to have died of a heart attack.

In 2023, an Argentine appeals court said that neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six others, including nurses, would stand trial in the matter, rejecting an appeal.

One of the nurses, Gisela Dahiana Madrid, has asked to be tried by jury separately, and her trial will proceed as planned on October 2.

Prosecutors have accused the eight medical professionals of providing "reckless" and "deficient" home treatment to Maradona.

A panel of 20 medical experts convened by Argentina's public prosecutor concluded in 2021 that Maradona "would have had a better chance of survival" with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical facility.

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They risk prison sentences ranging from eight to 25 years.

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