The current trial examines whether the decisions made by the attending doctors and nursing coordinators crossed the threshold from administrative mistakes into criminal reckless indifference. Under Argentine law, simple homicide with eventual intent applies when an individual undertakes an action knowing it could lead to death and proceeds regardless.
The defense teams maintain that Maradona died of natural causes stemming from decades of systemic health problems, including severe liver cirrhosis and cardiomyopathy. However, the state’s medical board concluded in 2021 that the soccer legend was "abandoned to his fate" and that his chance of survival would have been drastically higher in an accredited hospital ward.
| Defendant | Professional Role | Primary Allegation in Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Leopoldo Luque | Personal Neurosurgeon / Lead Physician | Coordinated inadequate home discharge; signed falsified clinical records. |
| Agustina Cosachov | Treating Psychiatrist | Prescribed complex psychotropic medications counter-indicated for heart conditions. |
| Carlos Díaz | Addiction Psychologist | Restricted family visits; managed communication quarantine around patient. |
| Nancy Forlini | Home Care Medical Coordinator | Failed to send specialized equipment or demand emergency hospitalization. |
| Mariano Perroni | Nursing Operations Coordinator | Approved altered nursing check-in logs and omitted patient vitals. |
| Ricardo Almirón & Gisella Madrid | Day / Night Shift Nurses | Failed to perform basic physical checks on the morning of Maradona's death. |
