Sabtu, 28 November 2020
Diego Maradona
World News - Argentine prosecutors are investigating the death of Diego Maradona on Friday (27/11) local time. An investigation was carried out to find out whether Maradona's death on Wednesday (25/11) was due to medical negligence or not.
"There are already gaps," said a close family member as reported by AFP.
Lawyer Maradona Matias Morla has previously called for an investigation into claims that the ambulance took more than half an hour to reach the football star's house.
An initial autopsy report determined that Maradona died in his sleep on Wednesday afternoon (25/11) due to acute pulmonary edema and chronic heart failure.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor's office in Buenos Aires has opened a file entitled "Maradona, Diego. Determination of cause of death."
"This case started because he was the person who died at home and no one signed the death certificate. That does not mean there is suspicion or irregularity," said a court source.
The 60-year-old Argentinian football legend received medical treatment along in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, where he was recovering from surgery to remove a lump in his brain in early November.
The neurologist who handled Maradona's operation, Dr. Leopoldo Luque, said Maradona experienced good development after the operation which took place on Tuesday (3/11).
"You have to see if they are doing what is supposed to be done or if they are relaxed," the family member told AFP.
"The nurse made a statement when the prosecutor appeared on the day of Diego's death, then expanded his statement and finally went to television to say that what he said was forced on him, so there are some contradictions in his statement," the close relative. the word.
The prosecutor's office is awaiting the results of the toxicology test on Maradona's body.
The three prosecutors working on the case have asked for the star's medical records, as well as footage from local security cameras. They also highlighted one nurse who was likely the last person to see Maradona alive there.
"From his words, it can be ascertained that he was the last person to see (Maradona) alive at around 6:30 am, when the night shift at the star's house ended," he said.
The nurse was interviewed by prosecutors on Thursday (26/11). In his statement, he confirmed that Maradona was resting in his bed and breathing normally.
Previously, the last person believed to have seen Maradona alive was Maradona's nephew, Johnny Herrera at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Prosecutors said the nurse had heard Maradona moving around in the room at 7:30 am.
They said at 12:17 p.m., Maradona's private secretary requested medical assistance. Based on the video footage, an ambulance from the company + VIDA arrived at 12:28 p.m.
Beberapa ambulans dari penyedia layanan medis lain tiba kemudian. tim penyelidikan juga telah memastikan bahwa dokter pribadi Maradona, Leopoldo Luque, telah menelepon 911 pada pukul 12:16, meminta ambulans.
Several ambulances from other medical providers arrived later. the investigation team has also confirmed that Maradona's personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, had called 911 at 12:16 am, asking for an ambulance.
