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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Diego Maradona's daughters' lawyer reveals gruesome details of his 'abandonment' death 'amid the smell of urine and faeces'
Gruesome details about Diego Maradona 's 'abandonment' death have emerged with the football legend said to have passed away amid the smell of 'urine and faeces'. Maradona died at the age of 60 in November 2020 following a heart attack, just two weeks after he was released from hospital following surgery for a bleed on his brain. His family have accused the medical team who oversaw his care of negligence, a cover-up and derogatory comments - calling it a 'mafia'. Seven medical professionals are currently on trial for culpable homicide - roughly equivalent to involuntary manslaughter - but have denied the charges. They are facing prison sentences of between eight and 25 years. However, there was a shock twist when the case was declared a mistrial on Thursday, after one of the three judges overseeing proceedings stepped down following criticism surrounding her participation in an upcoming documentary. Her two fellow judges opted to restart the entire case from scratch. Morbid details on Maradona's condition before his passing were revealed during the trial. Indeed, it emerged he had suffered an agonising 12-hour death in a dark room, struggling to breathe after his heart swelled to double that of a regular size. Now, Fernando Burlando, the lawyer who represents Maradona's daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, has shed further light on the alleged negligence of his medical team. Speaking on Mirtha Legrand's show, he bluntly said: 'He died amidst the smell of urine and faeces.' Burlando then added that Maradona had been 'deeply sedated' by doctors, before claiming the medics purposefully isolated him from his loved ones. Burlando also shockingly alleged Maradona's phone number was changed constantly, and that his daughters' numbers were saved under different names so that he would not recognise them when they tried to call. He said: 'When Dalma or Gianinna arrived, Diego's face would transform, he would become a different person, his eyes would light up. 'But Diego didn't understand why they didn't call him. '"Why don't you call me?" he asked one of his daughters. They told him they did it all the time, but their calls didn't appear on his phone.' Burlando concluded: 'I doubt everything, and this deserves a serious investigation. Maradona was abandoned, isolated, and delivered to the worst possible end.' It was revealed earlier in the trial that four-and-a-half litres of fluid had accumulated in his organs due to an acute pulmonary edema brought on by heart failure. Forensic expert Carlos Mauricio Casinelli showed pictures of brain clots, a 'sign of agony', and claimed his heart weighed 503 grams - more than a football. Argentinian newspaper Clarin carried the horrifying details which became public, with Casinelli claiming that his torture would have been easy to spot for days. 'The heart was completely covered in fat and blood clots, which indicate agony,' he said. 'This is a patient who had been collecting water over the days; that's not acute. 'This was something that was foreseeable. Any doctor examining a patient would find this. The water he had in his abdomen, in both pleurae, and in his heart isn't normal. 'It doesn't form in a day or an hour. It's been forming over several days. It could have been from the time he was expelled (from hospital) until he died. 'This is likely to take at least 10 days, given the addition of cirrhosis and myocarditis.' Maradona had struggled with drug addiction, obesity and alcoholism for decades, and reportedly came close to death in 2000 and 2004. But prosecutors suspect that - were it not for the negligence of his doctors - his death could have been avoided. Maradona's cause of death was officially listed as 'acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic heart failure'.
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Argentine court declares mistrial in Diego Maradona's death
Football legend Diego Maradona led Argentina to the World Cup in 1986. (EPA Images pic) BUENOS AIRES : A controversial decision by an Argentine judge paved the way for the court to declare a mistrial today in the case concerning the death of football legend Diego Maradona. One of three judges sitting on the bench, Julieta Makintach, resigned from the case on Wednesday, prompting the court to declare the mistrial. Maradona's seven-member medical team has been accused of negligence in his Nov 25, 2020 death as a result of cardiac arrest. Makintach had permitted a forthcoming documentary about the case entitled 'Divine Justice' to be filmed at the trial. Moreover, the prosecution showed clips of the judge walking through the court as part of a 90-second trailer. The trailer caused such a national outcry that Makintach said on Wednesday that she had 'no choice' but to resign from the proceedings. The judges stated that there would be a new trial, but did not indicate when that would occur. In addition, new judges will be selected via a lottery. The trial began on March 11 and dozens of witnesses had already testified. It was expected to conclude in the summer, but now that could be a new starting point. 'I trust we could have a sentence by the end of the year,' said Fernando Burlando, an attorney for Maradona's daughters Dalma and Gianinna Maradona. The family accused the medical team of failing to provide appropriate care for Maradona, 60, after his surgery for a hematoma that formed between his skull and brain. The surgery was performed in early November and he died weeks later during his recovery at a private home. The seven defendants all deny the charges and claim that Maradona fought against them during the recovery period. Maradona led Argentina to the World Cup in 1986 and the football-crazed nation did not capture it again until 2022.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Mistrial ruled in case against Diego Maradona's medical team, lawyers say
By Lucila Sigal , Reuters Dalma, left, and Gianinna Maradona, daughters of Diego Maradona, say goodbye to their lawyer Fernando Burlando after a trial hearing in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, on May 29, 2025. Photo: AFP / Tomas Cuesta The homicide case against Diego Maradona's medical team was declared a mistrial, their lawyers said on Thursday. The 2020 death of the football star who led the Argentine team to World Cup victory from heart failure while he was recovering from surgery shook the nation. Seven members of his medical team were charged with negligent homicide in a trial that began on 11 March. The defendants have denied the charges of "simple homicide with eventual intent" in Maradona's treatment. They were facing prison sentences of between eight and 25 years. The date for the new trial was not initially announced and new judges were not nominated. The Thursday decision came after one of three judges in the case, Judge Julieta Makintach, resigned on Tuesday in the face of allegations of an ethical breach. Video surfaced showing her apparently being interviewed by a camera crew as part of a documentary in the corridors of the Buenos Aires courthouse and in her office, which breached judicial rules. "This is all a great embarrassment," defence attorney Miguel Angel Pierri told media outside the courthouse. -Reuters
BBC News
4 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Trial of Diego Maradona medical staff collapses after documentary scandal
An Argentina court has annulled the trial of football star Diego Maradona's medical staff after it was found that a judge involved in the case had taken part in a documentary about judge in charge of the proceedings said the trial, which began on 11 March and was expected to last until July, would have to start again from members of the legendary footballer's medical team have been charged with negligent homicide relating to his death in 2020. They deny the collapse of the trial comes after one of the three judges presiding over it, Judge Julieta Makintach, stepped down this week. Maradona had been recovering at his home in Buenos Aires from brain surgery for a blood clot in November 2020 when he died of a heart attack, aged the medical team on trial are a neurosurgeon, a doctor and a night nurse. They claim the retired footballer refused further treatment and should have stayed at home for longer after his operation. If convicted, they face between eight and 25 years in this week, Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari accused Makintach of behaving "like an actress and not a judge" after she took part in a documentary about the a trailer for the documentary series, called Divine Justice, was played in court, defence lawyer Rodolfo Baque shouted "trash!" at daughter Gianinna and his former partner Veronica Ojeda both cried after seeing the is a violation of court rules for unauthorised filming to take place and the documentary was being filmed without the permission of the criticism for taking part in the show, Makintach said she had "no choice" but to excuse herself from the trial was then adjourned pending the decision on Thursday, which ultimately was to declare a beginning, the trial had heard the testimony of almost 50 witnesses, including Maradona's date for the new trial was not initially set and new judges were not nominated.
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Judge in Maradona death negligence trial stands down over role in documentary
One of the three judges in the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona stepped down from the proceedings on Tuesday. Julieta Makintach had become embroiled in controversy for having participated in the making of a documentary about the case. Advertisement She withdrew from the San Isidro court handling the case after the prosecutor showed footage of a documentary that spans the first moments after the football star's death in 2020 to the start of the trial more than two months ago, in which the judge appears as one of its lead characters. Following Ms Makintach's resignation, the other two judges will have to decide how the case will proceed. Diego Maradona's daughter, Gianinna, attended the trial on Tuesday (Gustavo Garello/AP) The trial was suspended for a week after prosecutor Patricio Ferrari asked the court to review Ms Makintach's role in allegedly allowing the documentary to be filmed during the trial. Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's primary physician at the time of the star's death and one of the main defendants, had requested Ms Makintach's removal from the trial. Advertisement Mr Luque's lawyer, Julio Rivas, said he had been contacted by the BBC requesting an interview because they were making a documentary about the trial. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on November 25 2020 while undergoing home hospitalisation on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, days after undergoing surgery for a haematoma that had formed between his skull and brain. He was 60. Seven healthcare professionals are on trial for allegedly failing to provide adequate care and could face a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
