The trial for the death of the former Argentine soccer player Diego Armando Maradonawhose start was scheduled for June 4, was postponed ‘sine die’ and could be suspended in the not distant future, judicial sources informed EFE this Monday.
The case that investigates the alleged medical negligence in the death of one of the greatest idols of Argentine soccer, for which eight people are accused, is “technically suspended” -although there has not yet been a formal communication in this regard- due to the appeals filed by one of the nurses involved, Dahiana Madrid.
The Criminal Appeals Court of San Isidro, a town in the province of Buenos Aires where the trial was to take place, agreed with the appeal of the Madrid defense that requested that, as provided for in the law, the trial should be held with a popular jury and not with technical judges, as was the case.
In addition to these obstacles that have been hindering the beginning of the trial, the informative importance of the case and the number of parties involved are making it worth considering the possibility of moving it to a larger and more suitable venue so that “everyone can see and analyze it”, according to sources.
Likewise, the lawsuit also presented protests regarding the expert tests carried out, although the sources consulted assure that these will not be relevant and were dismissed.
One of them claimed that the urine sample of Maradona It was insufficient to be analyzed, an issue that was misinterpreted due to an error in the judicial record that established the amount available and not the amount that would be analyzed.
These samples were documented and filmed; Therefore, your questioning will not be relevant in the case.
Despite all this, the trial on the death of the ‘Cosmic Kite’ should not take more than four months to begin, sources estimated.
‘Pelusa’ died on November 25, 2020, 25 days after turning 60.
The autopsy on the body of the former captain and former Argentina coach determined that he died as a result of a “acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic heart failure”.
Also discovered in his heart was a “dilated cardiomyopathy”.
The world champion in Mexico 1986 suffered from alcohol addiction problems, he had been admitted to a clinic in La Plata – where he was the Gimnasia y Esgrima coach – on November 2, 2020 due to anemia and dehydration and, one day Later, he was transferred to a sanatorium in the Buenos Aires town of Olivos, where he underwent surgery for a subdural hematoma.
On November 11, 2020, he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where he died.
Source: Gestion
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