A judge has announced that eight medical professionals will stand trial in Argentina for aggravated manslaughter, following an investigation into the death of football legend Diego Armando Maradona in 2020 at the age of 60.
The judge of San Isidro confirmed the trial of the G8, neurologist and family doctor Leopoldo Lucca and psychiatrist Agostina Kosacheva, as the main responsible for Maradona’s health, as well as psychotherapist Carlos Diaz, medical coordinator Nancy Forlini, nursing coordinator Mariano Perrone, nurses Ricardo Almiron. and Diana Madrid and clinician Pedro Pablo de Spain. The prosecution called for this trial last April, noting shortcomings and negligence in caring for the former star.
Prosecutors charge eight people with negligent homicide and face prison sentences ranging from 8 to 25 years, explaining that they became “heroes of an unprecedented, incomplete and reckless home hospitalization” and committed “a number of improvisations, management errors.” and shortcomings.”
