Maradona Doctor Luque Testifies at Retrial, Declares Innocence

Overview

• Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque told the San Isidro court he is innocent in the criminal case over Diego Maradona’s 2020 death.
• He rejected official experts’ claim of a long agony before death and cited the autopsy’s finding of chronic heart failure with dilated cardiomyopathy.
• He said he did not run Maradona’s home care or direct nurses, arguing his work was limited to neurosurgery.
• The judges let him speak without taking questions and postponed several witnesses, including Giannina Maradona, to Tuesday, April 21.
• Seven health workers stand charged with homicide under a legal theory that they assumed a fatal risk, with possible prison terms of up to 25 years.