He Judgment for the death of Diego Armando Maradona He continues this Thursday with the declaration of doctors who participated in the days before his death, the November 25, 2020in a house in the San Andrés neighborhood, in Tigre. The process, which develops before the Oral Court in the Criminal (TOC) No. 3 of San Isidroseeks to establish whether there were criminal responsibilities by the medical team in charge of the health of the great Argentine idol during its recovery stage after surgery due to a subdural bruise.
One of the expected testimonies is that of the Cardiologist Sebastián NaniHead of the Cardiology Service of the Olivos Clinicwhere Maradona was surgically intervened November 3, 2020. The former soccer player remained in that institution until November 11date on which he was transferred to the residence in Tigre to continue his recovery under the format of home hospitalization.
In previous statements incorporated into the file, Nani said the patient “I needed to go to a third level center with an interdisciplinary team consisting of a clinician and a psychiatrist with a place prepared for handling”, As reported Infobae. In addition, he indicated that during the follow -up he did not detect heart failures or signs of imminent complicationsboth at the end of the intervention and when leaving anesthesia.
Are also summoned to declare Pablo Dimitroffthe director of the Olivos Clinic, Jorge Macíasthe neurologist of that same health center and Fernando Villarrejoanother clinic worker, who performed in the intensive care area.
This Tuesday, within the framework of the trial, he declared ANA MARCELA WAISMAN CAMPOSpsychiatrist consulted during hospitalization in Olivos. Waisman supported the actions of his colleague Agustina Cosachovalso charged in the case, stating that prescribed psychiatric treatment was adequate.
In turn, another audio was known in which Mariano Perroninursing coordinator and also accused, suggests to Cosachov the Incorporation of additional medical apparatus In Tigre’s house, something that did not materialize. According to the testimony of employees of Swiss Medicala company in charge of home care, they did not have the capacity to provide supplies such as defibrillators or other elements for emergencies.
In that sense, Enrique Barrios y GERMAN DORNELLIAdministrative of the Prepaga that also declared on Tuesday, they explained that the company offered a service of “Home care” And not “Medical hospitalization”, So his tasks were limited. Barrios said that, initially, there was a daily presence of medical personnel, but that That frequency decreased With the passing of the days.
The trial is charged with Eight health professionalsamong them Leopold Luque, Agustina Cosachov, Mariano Perronithe doctor Pedro of Spainthe Swiss Medical Coordinator Nancy Forlinithe psychologist Carlos Díaz and the nurse Ricardo Almirón. The nurse Gisela Madridalso processed, will be judged by jury on your own request.
The defendants face charges for Simple homicide with eventual intenta crime that contemplates sentences of 8 to 25 years in prison. The court that carries out the process is made up of the judges Maximiliano Savarino, Verónica di Tommaso y Julieta Makintachwho must determine if there was a criminal responsibility for those accused in the death of the former soccer player.
During the trial, the experts who participated in the autopsy said that the idol He had damaged lungs, liver and heart, and “a monstrous increase in abdominal cavity” When he died.
Silvana de Piero, in charge of histopathological expertise, which studies tissues and cells to diagnose diseases, confirmed that “There were alterations” in its kidneys and that “had a bubular necrosis watery”.
“The liver had fat lesions, symbols compatible with a cirrhosis picture”, Said De Piero. The analysis of the lungs, according to the witness, determined“ a chronic pulmonary pathology ”.
For his part, Dr. Alejandro Vega, a tanatologist and specialist in Legal Medicine, added that Maradona had a heart with a “out -of -the” signs of ischemiathe sick liver with cirrhosis in an advanced stadium and the kidney with long data damage. “He had a monstrous increase in abdominal cavity,” Vega said over Maradona.
