Leopoldo Luque assaulted a journalist during the trial for Maradona's death

Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, one of the defendants in the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, was involved in an incident during the first hearing at the Oral Criminal Court No. 3 of San Isidro. During a recess, Luque assaulted a photojournalist from the AFP agency who was filming him in the court hallways.

Since his arrival at the courthouse, Luque, charged with "simple homicide with eventual intent," stayed away from the rest of those present, avoiding journalists and Diego's family, and spoke only with his two lawyers, Julio Rivas and Mara Digiuni, and with psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, another defendant in the case.

In the video of the incident, Luque is seen approaching him and confrontationally asking: "Are you filming me?" After the reporter's affirmative response, Luque continued: "Why? Were you authorized to do that?" The journalist replied that he was simply recording, to which Luque reacted violently saying: "You have to ask me for permission, asshole," while trying to snatch the camera, abruptly interrupting the recording.

Verónica Ojeda insulted him to his face:

Besides this incident and Luque's notable physical change, who appeared with a more muscular build, tanned skin, and without a beard, which made it difficult to recognize him initially upon entering the court, the confrontation he had with Verónica Ojeda, Diego's ex-partner and mother of Dieguito Fernando, his youngest son, also drew attention.

The businesswoman, visibly angry with the doctor, approached him as he was leaving the break and began to insult him nonstop. "Asshole, son of a bitch, scumbag," were some of her "kind" words. This scene occurred a few meters from the courtroom, and Mario Baudry, Dieguito's legal representative and Ojeda's partner, had to intervene.

The insults were also directed at Cosachov: "bastard bitch, daughter of a bitch." The psychiatrist did not respond to the businesswoman's outburst, and Baudry had to intervene again to stop her.