Maradona’s nurse said the footballer’s doctor ordered not to wake him despite the severity of his condition.
During the trial over Maradona’s death, his night shift nurse admitted that she had informed the team doctor of dangerous symptoms, but was instructed to remain silent.
In 2020, Maradona passed away at his private residence at the age of 60 due to a heart attack.
This incident occurred while he was under special care by an experienced medical team, recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor. As a result, the hypothesis of negligence by the medical staff in providing adequate and timely attention to the patient’s condition emerged, leading Maradona’s family to file a lawsuit against the team members.
Finally, after a long delay, the first trial session of the accused was held, during which the prosecutor claimed that Maradona’s death could have been avoided if the medical team had been more diligent in his treatment.
However, the defendants rejected this claim, attributing Maradona’s death solely to his insistence against doctors’ advice to stay in the hospital rather than being transferred to his private residence.
In the initial part of the trial, the prosecutor announced his readiness to present documented evidence of negligence by all members of the medical team responsible for Maradona’s care in fulfilling their defined duties, even suggesting the hypothesis of a premeditated murder.
Meanwhile, the case investigators also mentioned the possibility of involuntary manslaughter, citing the doctors’ sufficient awareness of Maradona’s worsening condition and their failure to take appropriate measures in response to the existing circumstances.
If the claims made by the prosecutor and investigators are proven, the defendants, including a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, the medical team’s coordinator, the nursing team’s coordinator, a doctor, and a nurse, could face imprisonment ranging from 8 to 25 years, depending on the extent of their violations.
One of the noteworthy points raised by one of the defendants, the night shift nurse, was her admission of observing dangerous and warning signs regarding Maradona’s condition, and after informing the team doctor, she was instructed not to wake the patient.
It is said that more than 100 witnesses will be involved in the proceedings of Maradona’s death case, and it is expected that the trial will continue until July, four months from now.