Maradona and the ‘simple homicide’ trial

Prosecutors claim football legend’s death was result of ‘omissions’ by medics and a psychologist

Diego Maradona pictured in 2019
Diego Maradona died from a heart attack in November 2020 at the age of 60
(Image credit: Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)

Eight members of the medical staff who cared for the football superstar Diego Maradona are to be tried for homicide in Argentina.

The group, which includes doctors, nurses and a psychologist, are accused of “simple homicide”, a serious charge that means taking a life with intent. It carries a sentence of between eight and 25 years in prison.

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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.