Eight medical professionals have been charged with "simple homicide with wanton disregard" in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona after allegedly mishandling his care.
Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni, nurses Ricardo Omar Almiron and Gisella Madrid, psychologist Carlos Diaz, medical coordinator Nancy Forlini and clinical doctor Pedro Di Spagna are set to face charges.
Maradona died in his sleep in November 2020 due to acute pulmonary edema, a buildup of fluid in his lungs, related to congestive heart failure. He had been in the hospital recovering from brain surgery that took place earlier in November.