Fans of the late soccer star Diego Maradona hold a banner that reads in Spanish "Justice for God" outside the court where members of the medical team that treated Maradona go on trial for alleged homicide by negligence in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maradona Doctors On Trial: Seven Healthcare Professionals Face Imprisonment
An Argentine court started on Tuesday its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona, at age 60. Maradona was under the care of those professionals when he had a cardiac arrest in a house outside Buenos Aires on Nov. 25, 2020. Three judges will decide whether those charged, including a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist and several medical staffers, are guilty of manslaughter. The maximum jail time for those sentenced is 25 years. The tearful family of the 1986 World Cup winner were present at the courtroom. Maradona’s oldest daughters, Dalma and Giannina, sat in the front row near Verónica Ojeda, former partner of the footballer, and Jana, another of his daughters.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Neurologist Leopoldo Luque, who served as Diego Maradona's doctor
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Neurologist Leopoldo Luque, who served as Diego Maradona's doctor, stands in court on the first day of a trial for alleged homicide by negligence against the medical team who treated the late soccer star in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Psychiatrist Nancy Forlini arrives for a court hearing
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Psychiatrist Nancy Forlini arrives for a court hearing in the trial charging the medical team that treated late soccer star Diego Maradona with alleged homicide by negligence in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov arrives for a court hearing
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Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov arrives for a court hearing on the trial charging the medical team that treated late soccer star Diego Maradona with homicide by negligence in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Physician Leopoldo Luque arrives with lawyer Julio Rivas for a court hearing
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Physician Leopoldo Luque, left, arrives with lawyer Julio Rivas for a court hearing in the trial charging the medical team that treated late soccer star Diego Maradona with homicide by negligence in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Dalma and Yanina Maradona
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Dalma and Yanina Maradona, daughters of late soccer star Diego Maradona, arrive at court in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the first day of the trial over allegations of homicide by negligence against the medical team that treated their father.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Jana Maradona, daughter Diego Maradona
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Jana Maradona, daughter of late soccer star Diego Maradona, arrives at court for the first day of a trial for homicide by negligence against the medical team that treated her father, in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: Veronica Ojeda, ex-partner of late Diego Maradona
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Veronica Ojeda, ex-partner of late soccer star Diego Maradona, arrives at court for the first day of a trial for alleged homicide by negligence against the medical team that treated Maradona, in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina Maradona Trial: A fan of the late soccer star Diego Maradona holds a sign
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A fan of the late soccer star Diego Maradona holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Justice for God" outside the court where members of the medical team that treated Maradona go on trial for alleged homicide by negligence in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Argentina Maradona Trial: A mural of late soccer star Diego Maradona
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A mural of late soccer star Diego Maradona covers a wall in the La Paternal neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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