Diego Maradona is widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time. He was born on October 30, 1960, in Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

During his career, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain. He also starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup. Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60.

Maradona, who emerged from Buenos Aires’s shantytowns to coach Argentina’s national soccer team to the 1986 World Cup victory, passed away in November at the age of 60. According to reports, he had a heart attack at home after having brain surgery.

The Police Investigation

Police examined the residence and workplace of Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s personal physician, five days after his passing.

Agustina Cosachov, the psychiatrist who treated Luque and Maradona, and Carlos Daz, the psychologist who helped the former Napoli player recover from brain surgery, are two of the seven people accused. Charges also include two nurses, a nurse coordinator, a physician, and a psychologist.

When Maradona’s family insisted that authorities delve into the circumstances surrounding his death, prosecutors started their investigation.

In order to investigate whether there was evidence implicating Maradona’s medical staff in his demise, officials appointed a medical board in March.

The Buenos Aires Times reports that the board concluded in a report delivered to prosecutors earlier this month that Maradona received subpar medical attention and was neglected for a “prolonged, torturous period” before his passing.

According to communications and WhatsApp audio recordings examined by authorities, Maradona’s medical staff apparently knew he was abusing alcohol, mental medications, and marijuana in the months leading up to his death.

What Did The Medical Staff Say?

The medical staff that cared for Maradona before his passing engaged in behavior that was “inappropriate, deficient, and risky” and left him “to his own devices,” according to the study.

According to Maradona’s autopsy, congestive heart failure caused him to pass away in his sleep from acute pulmonary edema, a condition that causes fluid to accumulate in the lungs.

From May 31 to June 14, the seven accused will start giving investigators testimony.

He was transferred to a rented home in an upscale area of Buenos Aires after being released from the hospital, where he was found dead in bed two weeks after having surgery.

His death was determined to be a heart attack. In the same month that he underwent successful surgery to remove a subdural hematoma, or blood clot on the brain, Maradona, 60, passed away from heart failure.

According to court documents, the eight medical personnel accused of being involved in Maradona’s death allegedly “violated the tasks that each one was in charge of,” which ultimately “led to the catastrophic end of the patient that, otherwise, could have been averted.”