12 Hours Before Death, Medical Investigators: Maradona's Lack Of Care And Carelessness

Diego Maradona (Photo: www.diegomaradonagroup.com)

JAKARTA - The medical board appointed to investigate Diego Maradona's death concluded that the soccer star's medical team acted inappropriately, inappropriately and recklessly.

The death of South American football's highly respected figure in November last year shook the public deeply. There were various speculations, rumors about who was to blame.

Argentine prosecutors carried out investigations shortly after Maradona's death at age 60 from heart failure at a home near Buenos Aires, including ordering a search of his private doctor's property and investigating others involved in the treatment.

Maradona, nicknamed 'D10S', a play on the Spanish word for god, and 'Pelusa' for her protruding mane, has been battling alcohol and drug addiction for years and underwent brain surgery in November last year.

In March this year, a medical council appointed by the Ministry of Justice met to analyze allegations that members of Maradona's health team had not treated him adequately.

"The actions of the health team in charge of dealing with DAM (Diego Armando Maradona) are inadequate, insufficient and reckless," said the medical council's report quoted by Reuters via Antara, Saturday, May 1.

The report said Maradona became very unwell and was dying for about 12 hours before his death around noon on November 25, 2020.

"He showed clear signs of a prolonged period of pain, so we conclude that the patient was not properly monitored from 00:30 on 11/25/2020," the report added.

Maradona, world champion with Argentina at the 1986 World Cup, played for Barcelona, Napoli, Seville, Boca Juniors and Argentinos Juniors, and is widely heralded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time.