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This is how Maradona died: the prosecutor showed a photo of what Diego's body looked like

Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari released an unpublished photo of the state in which Maradona was found on the day he died.

11/03/2025 17:17:00h

Editorial Team

In the first hearing of the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, prosecutor Patricio Ferrari presented a shocking photograph of "Pelusa" taken on November 25, 2020, the day of his death. The image shows Maradona, with an abnormally swollen body, lying in his bed at the house in Tigre, evidencing a notable physical deterioration.

"Throughout the trial, we will demonstrate with irrefutable evidence that between November 11 and 25, 2020, Diego Armando Maradona was introduced into lot 45 of the San Andrés neighborhood in Tigre, without being in full use of his mental faculties and unable to decide for his health," Ferrari denounced to the Oral Criminal Court No. 3 of San Isidro. He also showed a photo of Diego and declared: "This is how Maradona died".

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"This is how Maradona died," said the prosecutor while showing the photo of Diego. | La Derecha Diario

Ferrari described Maradona's home hospitalization as "calamitous" and the medical team responsible for his care as "improvised". He stated that it was a "reckless, deficient, unprecedented" hospitalization, without adequate controls during that period that culminated in Maradona's death. He argued that the professionals in charge of the former footballer's health did not take the necessary measures to prevent a tragedy that, according to him, was completely avoidable.

"After condemning him to oblivion in that house in Tigre, on November 25 around noon, they deliberately let him die," Ferrari stated before the court. "Deliberately and with cruelty, they decided that he should die," he added, reinforcing the accusation against the seven defendants, including neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov.

Duke among those accused of Maradona's death | La Derecha Diario

The presentation of the photograph caused a deep shock in the room. Dalma and Gianinna Maradona, present at the hearing, broke into tears upon seeing the image of their father in his final moments. Jana Maradona, also present, tried to console her sisters amid the emotional scene.

It is expected that during the trial, which could extend for almost five months, more than 100 witnesses will be summoned. Among them are doctors who intervened in Maradona's health during his last days, close family members, and other professionals involved in his care.

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