• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Maradona Doctors, Nurses Face Trial For Homicide

by Our Correspondent
3 years ago
in Sport
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Maradona
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday following an investigation into his November 2020 death due to cardiac arrest.

Advertisement

In the 236-page document seen by Reuters, the judge in charge of the case questioned “the behaviors – active or by omission – of each of the accused which led to and contributed to the realization of the harmful result.”

The ruling said that eight people including doctors, nurses and a psychologist who cared for Maradona at the time of his death are accused of “simple homicide,” a serious charge that means taking a life with intent.

A medical board appointed to investigate Maradona’s death concluded in 2021 that the soccer star’s medical team acted in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner.”

Maradona was considered one of the greatest soccer players in history, though the diminutive player nicknamed “Pelusa” for his long mane of hair and “D10S” as a play on the Spanish word for “God” using his jersey number, battled drug and alcohol abuse for years.

Mario Baudry, a lawyer for one of Maradona’s sons, told Reuters that the World Cup winner was “in a situation of helplessness” by the time of his death. Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60.

“As soon as I saw the cause, I said it was homicide. I fought for a long time and here we are, with this stage completed,” he said.

RELATED

Australian Open 2024: Djokovic Defeats Etcheverry To Ease Into fourth Round

Djokovic Relocates Family To Athens Amid Political Tensions In Serbia

2 hours ago
Chelsea Lead spending On Agents’ Fees As EPL Clubs Pay Out £409.5m

Agent Rules Breach: Chelsea Close In On Resolution With FA

3 hours ago

Argentine prosecutors launched investigations shortly after Maradona’s death at a house near Buenos Aires, including ordering searches of properties of his personal doctor and probing others involved in his care.

The defendants named in the ruling were Maradona’s neurosurgeon and personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Diaz, nurses Gisella Madrid and Ricardo Almiron, their boss Mariano Perroni, and doctors Pedro Di Spagna and Nancy Forlini.

The defendants have denied responsibility for Maradona’s death. The judge said that lawyers for some of them had requested the case be dismissed.

Vadim Mischanchuk, an attorney for Cosachov, said they would appeal the decision, adding the psychiatrist’s area of care had no relation with Maradona’s cause of death.

“A guilty party is being sought at all costs and objectivity is being lost,” the lawyer said.

Reuters could not immediately reach the defendants or the other lawyers for comment.

The crime of “simple homicide” in Argentina usually leads to a sentence of 8 to 25 years in prison, according to the country’s penal code. There is no set date for the trial yet.

 

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

Tags: Maradona
SendShare10173Tweet6358Share
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

JUST-IN: Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Area Command In Kogi

Next Post

FIFA Approves 26-man Squads For 2022 World Cup

Our Correspondent

Our Correspondent

You May Like

Australian Open 2024: Djokovic Defeats Etcheverry To Ease Into fourth Round
Tennis

Djokovic Relocates Family To Athens Amid Political Tensions In Serbia

2025/09/11
Chelsea Lead spending On Agents’ Fees As EPL Clubs Pay Out £409.5m
Sport

Agent Rules Breach: Chelsea Close In On Resolution With FA

2025/09/11
‘Saudi Pro League On Same Level With Premier League’
Sport

‘Saudi Pro League On Same Level With Premier League’

2025/09/11
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich: Bavarians Humiliated 5-1 In Bundesliga
Sport

Kane Highlights England’s Victory Over Serbia As Template For Future Success

2025/09/11
Radio France Partners With Kano Pillars As Official Media Outlet
Sport

Kano Pillars Welcome Ahmed Musa Back To Training Ahead Of Rangers Crucial Clash

2025/09/11
Cape Verde Set For World Cup Qualification
Sport

Cape Verde Set For World Cup Qualification

2025/09/11
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Speaker Abbas Loses Older Brother

Fani-Kayode Denies Interest In NFF Chairmanship

Spanish Minister Seeks Ban Of Israeli Teams In International Sports

Do Business, Not Marriage Ceremonies With SABER Funds, Zamfara Governor Tasks Beneficiaries

Student Arrested For Abandoning Newborn In Nasarawa Bush

ICPC Recovers N271bn In North-West, North-East Within 2 Years

Federal Government Introduces New Trade Courses In Technical Schools

Enugu Police Arrest 5,176 Suspects In 6 Months

Pharmacy Council Digitises Technician Certification Exam

JUST-IN: Court Jails Ansaru Commander 15 Years Over Illegal Mining

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.