Retrial over death of Argentina legend Maradona begins

A second attempt to prosecute Diego Maradona's medical team for alleged negligent homicide begins after the first trial was derailed by courtroom cameras. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Retrial over death of Argentina legend Maradona begins

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The long-delayed legal reckoning over the death of football icon Diego Maradona entered a critical new phase on Monday as a retrial began in San Isidro, Argentina. Eight medical professionals, including neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, face charges of aggravated negligent homicide, accused of failing to provide adequate care in the lead-up to the 60-year-old legend's fatal heart attack in November 2020. The proceedings mark a second attempt to hold a trial after the first collapsed in spectacular fashion last year. The initial trial was declared null and void in a controversial ruling that highlighted the intense media scrutiny surrounding the case. A judge permitted television cameras to broadcast the proceedings live, a decision that defense lawyers successfully argued created a "media circus" atmosphere and violated the defendants' right to a fair trial. The court of appeals agreed, ordering a complete do-over with a new judicial panel and strict controls on media access, setting the stage for the current proceedings. Prosecutors allege a pattern of abandonment and dereliction of duty in the final days of Maradona's life. According to the indictment, the medical team overseeing his recovery from brain surgery left the ailing star in a state of neglect while he convalesced at a rented house in Tigre, outside Buenos Aires. The charges suggest they failed to act as his health deteriorated, ultimately leading to his death from acute pulmonary edema, a condition where the lungs fill with fluid. The defense has consistently maintained that Maradona was a complex and uncooperative patient who was ultimately responsible for his own health. The case has become a focal point for national grief and anger in Argentina, where Maradona is revered not just as a footballer but as a cultural symbol. His passing sent the nation into mourning, and the subsequent investigation into potential malpractice has been followed with an intensity matching that of his most dramatic World Cup matches. The legal process seeks to answer a painful question for millions: was the death of "El Diez," a man who survived the pressures of global fame and personal...

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