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Murals in Buenos Aires commemorate Diego Maradona
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In connection with the death of Diego Maradona, his doctors and nurses have to answer to the Argentine football legend for negligent homicide.
According to media reports, the responsible judge granted the public prosecutor's application to open a main hearing against the accused.
A date for the start of the process has not yet been announced, according to the Infobae portal it could start in late 2023 or early 2024.
The eight accused include Maradona's personal physician Leopoldo Luque, his psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, a psychologist, another doctor, the medical coordinator of the health insurance company and three nurses.
According to investigators, they mistreated their patient and left him to his fate.
All deny the allegations.
If convicted, they face up to 25 years in prison.
Maradona died of a heart attack on November 25, 2020 in a private residential complex north of Buenos Aires at the age of 60.
A few weeks earlier he had undergone brain surgery.
According to the investigators, massive mistakes had been made in the home care of the former top athlete, who was seriously ill.
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