BUENOS AIRES: Seven people have been placed under formal investigation for manslaughter in Argentina over the November death of footballing legend Diego Maradona.
The accused who include Maradona’s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz potentially face eight to 25 years in prison.
The indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona’s death from a heart attack last year at the age of 60, a source from the San Isidro Attorney General’s Office, which is leading the investigation, said on Wednesday.
That report concluded that the footballing icon received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a “prolonged, agonising period” before his death, which came just weeks after he underwent brain surgery on a blood clot.
Maradona doctors face premeditated murder charge over star s death: source
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20/05/2021 - 10:34 Seven people under investigation for the November death of footballing legend Diego Maradona now face charges of premeditated murder, AFP has learned ALEJANDRO PAGNI AFP/File 2 min
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Seven people under investigation over the November death of Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona face charges of premeditated murder, AFP has learned from a judicial source.
The accused which include Maradona s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz face eight to 25 years in prison if found guilty.
The indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona s death from a heart attack last year, a source from the San Isidro Attorney General s Office, which is leading the investigation, said Wednesday.
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FILES) This handout file photo taken on November 11, 2020 and released by the press officer of Diego Armando Maradona shows Argentine football legend Diego Maradona (R) shaking hands with his doctor Leopoldo Luque in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
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Seven people under investigation over the November death of Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona face charges of premeditated murder, AFP has learned from a judicial source.
The accused which include Maradona’s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz face eight to 25 years in prison if found guilty.
The indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona’s death from a heart attack last year, a source from the San Isidro Attorney General’s Office, which is leading the investigation, said Wednesday.
Diego Maradona (Getty Images)
Seven people have been placed under formal investigation for manslaughter in Argentina over the November death of footballing legend
Diego Maradona, AFP has learned from a judicial source.
The accused - who include Maradona s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz - potentially face eight to 25 years in prison.
The indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona s death from a heart attack last year, a source from the San Isidro Attorney General s Office, which is leading the investigation, said Wednesday.
That report concluded that the footballing icon received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a prolonged, agonising period before his death, which came just weeks after undergoing brain surgery on a blood clot.