IRISH EXAMINER
The trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of football great Diego Maradona has begun in Argentina.
Maradona, 60, was under the care of those professionals when he had a cardiac arrest in a house outside Buenos Aires on November 25 2020.
Three judges will decide whether those charged, including a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist and several medical staffers, are guilty of manslaughter. The maximum jail time for those sentenced is 25 years.
The tearful family of the 1986 World Cup winner were present at the courtroom.
Maradona’s oldest daughters, Dalma and Giannina, sat in the front row near Veronica Ojeda, former partner of the footballer, and Jana, another of his daughters.
Minutes before the start of the trial, Ms Ojeda shared a video on social media of Maradona’s son Diego Fernando wearing a T-shirt with the face of the football star, and the word “justice…
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