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Luque Plays 2020 WhatsApp Audio Alleging Possible Intoxication in Maradona Death Trial

Its admission steers the case toward questions about family influence over his care.

Overview

  • Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque presented the recording during Thursday’s hearing, and the judges entered it into the court file.
  • The message, sent September 1, 2020, captures Verónica Ojeda asking for clinical tests after sudden mood and behavior shifts she saw at a Brandsen ranch.
  • In the audio, Ojeda raises the possibility that Claudia Villafañe and daughters Gianinna and Dalma put something in Maradona’s drink, which remains an allegation under review.
  • Lawyers highlighted Ojeda’s account that Maradona confused his young son with a grandson to show his decline in the months before his death.
  • Luque also played a November 14, 2020 voice note in which he says he was ending his role as doctor and faults Maradona’s daughters, underscoring deep personal rifts around his care.