Diego Maradona's daughter testifies about alleged family manipulation by doctors

Diego Maradona's daughter, Gianinna, testified in court about the "total manipulation" of her family by the late football legend's medical team before his 2020 death. She stated that the medics convinced her and her siblings that Maradona could safely recover at his rented home in Tigre after brain clot surgery, assuring them the residence would be medically well-equipped. Gianinna expressed her trust in neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, and nurse Carlos Diaz, who she claims manipulated them. The seven-person medical team faces charges of gross negligence, with potential prison sentences of eight to 25 years if convicted of homicide with possible intent. The trial focuses on whether the decision to allow Maradona to convalesce at home endangered his life. The defendants maintain that Maradona, who struggled with cocaine and alcohol addiction, died of natural causes. Maradona died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema two weeks after his operation. A previous trial was annulled last year due to a judge's involvement in a documentary about the case.