Prosecutors said, on Wednesday, that the “omission” and mistreatment of 8 members of the medical staff caring for Maradona put him in a “state of incapacity”, to be left “to his fate” during his “scandalous” hospitalization at his home, according to the official news agency Telam.
Maradona, 60, died on his medical bed in his residence north of the capital, Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020, due to a heart and respiratory crisis, as he was recovering from head surgery.
Neurologist and family Leopoldo Lucchi and psychiatrist Agostina Kosachev are under investigation into his death, as they are the main officials responsible for the health of the first star in the 1986 World Cup when he led Argentina to its second and final world title.
Psychotherapist Carlos Dias, medical coordinator Nancy Forlini, nursing coordinator Mariano Peroni, nurses Ricardo Almiron and Diana Madrid and clinician Pedro Pablo de Spagna are also charged.
The Public Prosecution accuses them of negligent murder, knowing that this negligence may cause the death of a person, as they face the risk of imprisonment between 8 and 25 years.
According to prosecutors, the defendants were “heroes of an unprecedented, imperfect and reckless home hospitalization” and committed “a series of improvisations, management errors and shortcomings.”
And a 70-page report indicated in May 2021 that the medical committee in charge of the investigation, at the request of the judiciary regarding the last hours of the Argentine star, determined that Maradona “began to die at least 12 hours before his death,” and he endured “a period of long torment.” After undergoing brain surgery due to a blood clot.
Prosecutors obtained a series of audio messages showing that the medical team was aware that Maradona was using alcohol, psychotropic drugs and marijuana in the last months of his life.
Among the report’s conclusions, the medical council said that the “signs of danger to life” shown by the former Napoli and Barcelona star were ignored, and that his care in his last weeks was “marred by shortcomings and irregularities.”
The accused must submit their defenses, which may amount to a request to dismiss the case. The case can then be taken to the San Isidro Court in the northern suburb of Buenos Aires.
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