BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - One of the forensic specialists responsible for the autopsy of the world-famous Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona provided a striking set of revelations in recent testimonies. He asserted that the beloved Argentine icon suffered for a good 12 hours before dying. He also said that "any doctor" worth his salt could and should have identified the obvious symptoms of his failing condition several days ahead of time.
On November 25, 2020, the day of Diego Maradona's passing, autopsy director Dr. Carlos Cassinelli of the Scientific Police Superintendency's Forensic Medicine Division conducted a thorough autopsy on the soccer superstar. Maradona, who was living in home hospice care at the time, died in a residence located in the Tigre municipality of Buenos Aires.
Cassinelli and his team tallied up the following results:
1. Died of heart failure.
2. Sustained damage that indicated he had lived for an extended period with a serious illness.
3. Was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of death (obviously not including the aforementioned).
Cassinelli commented on the case during the ongoing homicide trial concerning seven medical professionals implicated in the case. He remarked,
"The heart was completely covered in fat and blood clots, which indicate agony."
Dr. Mauricio Casinelli provided testimony indicating that water had been accumulating in the decedent's lungs for "at least 10 days" prior to his demise, which was attributed to heart failure and liver cirrhosis. Dr. Casinelli asserted that the medical professionals responsible for Maradona's care should have recognized these critical signs that he was articulating to the judges.
Casinelli explained further that Maradona's heart "weighed almost twice as much as a normal one," and that "this must have caused him no less than 12 hours of agony before he died."
Diego Armando Maradona, who was renowned as one of the greatest soccer players in history, died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60. He had been recovering at his home in Argentina after neurosurgery for a subdural hematoma. For many years and especially during his playing career, Maradona was associated with drug use and wild living.
According to the prosecution, Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s personal physician, a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, doctors, and nurses who were caring for Maradona during his convalescence failed to provide adequate medical care, which allegedly led to his death. They were certainly present when Maradona's heart and lung troubles started in earnest. An autopsy revealed that he succumbed to heart failure and acute pulmonary edema—an affliction characterized by fluid accumulation in the lungs—approximately two weeks subsequent to his surgical procedure.
Casinelli, MD: Not a Suitable Place for Home Hospitalization
Dr. Casinelli, a prestigious Argentine doctor, commented that the domicile in which Maradona expired did not appear to be "a suitable place for home hospitalization." He explained that a person who is critically ill and living under such an arrangement is far from getting the type of medical attention that a serious condition truly warrants.
Three judges will decide the culpability of defendants charged with manslaughter. Defendants include a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, and several members of the medical staff. If found guilty, they face a statutory maximum prison sentence of 25 years.
The football superstar was allegedly left to die during a long, drawn-out period of suffering, say the prosecutors. Almost 120 people are set to take the stand and tell of their firsthand experiences with the star during this trial, which is forecasted to string along until July.
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