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The investigation was triggered by concerns raised by three of Diego Maradona’s daughters, Dalma, Giannina and Jana, about the treatment she received for her heart condition at her home in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, judicial sources said.
FILE: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona (R) shaking hands with his doctor Leopoldo Luque in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on November 11, 2020. Image: AFP
BUENOS AIRES – Diego Maradona’s personal physician was investigated for involuntary manslaughter on Sunday four days after the Argentine legend suffered a fatal heart attack, prosecutors reported in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires.
Police raided Leopoldo Luque’s office and home in search of possible evidence pointing to negligence, according to television images.
The investigation was prompted by concerns raised by three of Maradona’s daughters, Dalma, Giannina and Jana, about the treatment she received for her heart condition at her home in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, judicial sources said.
“Our investigations are ongoing, we are speaking with witnesses, including members of Maradona’s family,” said a source close to the San Isidro investigation.
Luque, who declined to comment when contacted by AFP, had posted a photograph of himself with Maradona the day the 60-year-old left the hospital on November 12, eight days after surgery to remove a blood clot. blood in your brain.
Maradona returned to his home in Tigre where he received 24-hour medical attention. He died of a heart attack on Wednesday, and was buried Thursday in the Jardín de Paz cemetery on the outskirts of the Argentine capital.
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