Diego Maradona's death circumstances return to Argentine courts in second trial

This follows the annulment of the first trial ten months prior due to a scandal involving a secretly prepared documentary film with the help of a judge. Seven health professionals, including a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, and nurses, are on trial in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires, for at least three months, with two hearings per week. They face charges of "homicide with eventual intent," meaning negligence committed with the knowledge that it could lead to death, and could face eight to 25 years in prison.

The prosecution, led by prosecutor Patrico Ferrari, asserts that they will demonstrate "all types of omissions" during a "cruel, lapidary, devoid of everything" hospitalization by the medical team, described as a "group of improvisers" who "abandoned Diego Maradona to his fate, condemning him to death." The accused deny responsibility, citing their segmented roles. Maradona died at 60 on November 25, 2020, from cardiorespiratory arrest coupled with pulmonary edema, while alone in a private residence recovering from neurosurgery for a head hematoma.

The first trial was annulled in May 2025 after more than 20 hearings and 44 witnesses, due to a judge's undisclosed collaboration on a documentary about the case. The new trial is presided over by a new trio of magistrates. Outside the court, fans gathered with flags