JAKARTA - One of Diego Maradona's daughters lashed out at neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, who was considered his father's primary doctor at the time of his death, during a negligence trial on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, local time.
Gianinna Maradona, at a court in the city of San Isidro, Buenos Aires, testified in the trial of seven medical professionals accused of negligence in her father's death in 2020.
"I heard on television that he said he was not his doctor. It made me very angry because he did not want to take responsibility," said Gianinna Maradona as reported by ESPN.
Luque and six others are undergoing a new trial because in May 2025 the court declared the cancellation of the trial after Julieta Makintach - one of the three original presiding judges - resigned due to criticism of her participation in a documentary about the case.
The negligence case accuses Maradona's medical team of failing to provide adequate care in the weeks leading up to his death at a home outside Buenos Aires.
Maradona died at the age of 60 from a heart attack while recovering from surgery for a blood clot in his brain.
The defendants, who have denied all charges, are charged with murder by intent - a charge similar to involuntary manslaughter - as it implies that the defendants were aware of the risks caused by their alleged reckless actions and ignored them.
Maradona's daughter said Luque, Agustina Cosachov's psychiatrist, and psychologist Carlos Diaz were responsible for Maradona's health at home where, according to her, the star's health deteriorated day by day without anyone seeming to improve it.
Luque's lawyers said Gianinna Maradona and her sister Dalma - Maradona's eldest daughter from his relationship with Claudia Villafane - were responsible for not acting with the necessary speed to care for their father during a long process of declining health.
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