June 28 – Argentine prosecutors have summoned Diego Maradona’s personal physician Leopoldo Luque for questioning in court for his role in the star’s death from heart failure last November. Luque is implicated together with six other doctors.
In the investigation over allegations of “aggravated manslaughter, ” Luque is the last medical professional to be questioned with a judge set to decide on ordering a trial. The prosecutor has alleged that the care staff “failed to fulfil their duties by increasing the risk beyond the allowed margin, which caused the fatal outcome of the patient, which could have been avoided.”
On November 25, Maradona passed away at the age of 60 following a heart attack, weeks after undergoing brain surgery for a blood clot.
Maradona’s family however filed a complaint against his care staff and blame Luque, who is a neurosurgeon, for the deterioration of the former player’s health after the surgery. Medical experts in Argentina said that Maradona’s treatment was rife with “deficiencies and irregularities” and the medical team had left his survival “to fate.”
Luque has always denied any wrongdoing and has said: “I did my best. I offered Diego everything I could: some things he accepted, others not.”
Maradona battled cocaine and alcohol addictions for years, but his death still shocked Argentina, a country that idolized the player. He led Argentina to World Cup victory in 1986. After his death, Argentina held three days of national morning.
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