Overview
- On Tuesday, surgeon Rodolfo Benvenutti testified that he and others believed Leopoldo Luque should not have led the November 3, 2020 brain operation and described Luque’s emotional behavior before and after the procedure.
- Swiss Medical administrators Germán Dornelli and Enrique Esteban Barrio told the court they handled the logistics for domiciliary care, said Medidom was the assigned provider, and confirmed requests were made for 24‑hour nursing and an attending clinical physician.
- Prosecutors introduced emails, audio messages and a WhatsApp group called “Tigre” into evidence to trace who requested, authorized and coordinated the home‑care services provided to Maradona in the weeks before his death.
- The prosecution asked the court to exclude Mariana Flichman as a party expert and to strike her report for alleged lack of impartiality, and the judges said they will rule after hearing additional witnesses linked to the medical board.
- The retrial continues as seven health professionals face charges of homicidio simple con dolo eventual over decisions that moved Maradona to domiciliary care and whether those choices and care coordination met legal and clinical obligations.