{
  "id": 14567666,
  "title": "Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-at-death-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:05:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/15/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-at-death-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Maradona family remains divided over the sentences they believe should be imposed on the medical team involved in the death of the football legend, Diego Maradona. Seven medical professionals are currently on trial since April for their alleged grossly inadequate care provided to Maradona, who died on November 25, 2020, two weeks after undergoing surgery for a brain clot.\n\nTwo of Maradona's daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, accused the accused medical professionals of murder and requested sentences of up to 15 years for six of the seven defendants. They claimed the medical team showed \"brutal indifference\" to the football icon's fate, killing the \"mythological hero\" that Maradona had become. In contrast, the sisters Rita, Claudia, and Ana sought up to 10 years in prison for five of the defendants, calling for the medical coordinator Nancy Forlini to receive the harshest punishment.\n\nMaradona's youngest son, 13-year-old Diego Fernando Maradona, had requested 16-year sentences for both his personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, and Forlini. State prosecutors wrapped up the closing arguments last week, calling for guilty verdicts against six of the seven accused and prison sentences ranging from four to 12 years, with Luque receiving the harshest punishment.\n\nThe closing arguments are set to continue until the end of October, after which the court in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro is expected to reserve its judgement for a later date.",
  "summary": "Two of Diego Maradona's daughters accused his medical team of 'murder' and sought up to 15 years in prison for six of the seven defendants.",
  "key_points": [
    "Maradona's daughters demand up to 15-year sentences for six defendants",
    "Rita, Claudia, and Ana Maradona seek up to 10-year sentences for five defendants",
    "Youngest son Diego Fernando Maradona requests 16-year sentences for physician and Forlini"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The internal conflict among Maradona's heirs complicates the pursuit of justice as the family struggles to reach a consensus on the severity of punishment for the medical team.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Maradona family divided over sentences at death trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/maradona-family-divided-over-sentences-at-death-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-14T23:27:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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-14572444",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:05:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Maradona’s family demands prison time for doctors accused of failing football legend before his death at 60",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/maradonas-family-demands-prison-time-for-doctors-accused-of-failing",
        "published": "2026-10-15T00:47:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}