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Diego Maradona’s Medical Team Set to Face Homicide Charges

Eight doctors, nurses and a psychologist who treated the soccer legend have been accused of “omissions” which led to his death.

Medical professionals who treated soccer star Diego Maradona are set to stand trial for homicide. Eight doctors, nurses, and a psychologist who treated the Argentine national hero before his death in November 2020 have been accused of committing “omissions” that ultimately led to his demise. Maradona had surgery to treat a subdural hematoma a few weeks before he died of cardiac arrest. Last year, a medical team tasked with scrutinizing the death concluded that Maradona’s caregivers acted in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner.” If convicted, each of the accused medical professionals could face a sentence of between eight and 25 years in prison.