Maradona’s family demands prison time for doctors accused of failing football legend before his death at 60

SAN ISIDRO, Oct 15 — Diego Maradona's family is demanding stiff prison sentences for his medical team for allegedly causing his death at 60, according to two of his daughters. Seven medical professionals have been on trial since April over Maradona's death on November 25, 2020, while convalescing after surgery for a brain clot. The family claims the medical team provided inadequate care leading up to his death at a private home rented for his recovery.

His daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, accuse the doctors of "murder" and seek sentences of up to 15 years for six of the seven accused, calling the defendants' actions "brutal indifference." Maradona's three sisters, Rita, Claudia, and Ana, request sentences of up to 10 years for five of the seven defendants, with a focus on medical coordinator Nancy Forlini receiving the harshest punishment.

The youngest son, 13-year-old Diego Fernando Maradona, claimed for his personal physician Leopoldo Luque and Forlini to receive 16-year sentences each. State prosecutors have called for guilty verdicts against six of the seven accused, with prison terms ranging from four to 12 years, and Luque receiving the harshest punishment. The court in Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro is expected to reserve judgment for a later date.