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  "id": 14560464,
  "title": "Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-at-death-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:27:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1555774/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-death-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Isidro, Argentina witnessed a heated debate surrounding the fate of Diego Maradona's medical team in court on Wednesday. Maradona's family members have called for severe sentences for those responsible for his death, which occurred on November 25, 2020, after a brain clot surgery. The 60-year-old football legend's medical team is accused of providing inadequate care in the days leading up to his demise at a private residence. Diego Maradona's daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, are demanding six of the seven accused be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, arguing that they murdered their father. Their lawyer, Fernando Burlando, added that his clients showed \"brutal indifference\" to Maradona's fate. On the other hand, Maradona's sisters Rita, Claudia, and Ana are seeking up to 10 years in prison for five of the seven defendants, with their lawyer, Pablo Jurado, urging for the harshest punishment for medical coordinator Nancy Forlini. Diego Fernando Maradona, the youngest son, had previously demanded 16-year sentences for his father's personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, and Forlini. State prosecutors have urged guilty verdicts against six of the seven accused, recommending prison sentences ranging from four to 12 years, with Luque receiving the harshest punishment. The court in Buenos Aires' San Isidro suburb, where Maradona passed away, is expected to reserve its judgment for a later date, with closing arguments set to continue until the end of October.",
  "summary": "SAN ISIDRO, (Argentina): Diego Maradona’s family on Wednesday called for his medical team to be given stiff prison terms over what two of his daughters called his “murder.”",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-at-death-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:05:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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