{
  "id": 2212352,
  "title": "Maradona trial on hold amid suspected kidney test mix-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/maradona-trial-on-hold-amid-suspected-kidney-test-mix-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:51:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0820/1588707-maradona-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been suspended due to a discrepancy in medical tests. According to RTE News, claims have been made that kidney tests presented to the court actually belonged to Maradona's father.\n\nThe Buenos Aires Herald reports that the medical board's analysis included tests from Maradona's father, Diego Maradona Sr., who received medical treatment from the same healthcare provider as his son in 2015. The tests were included in the documents reviewed by the specialists investigating Maradona's death in 2020. This discovery has raised questions about the medical board's findings regarding Maradona's health and the circumstances of his death.\n\nEight people are accused of failing to provide proper medical care to Maradona, including his main medical adviser, Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, and psychologist Carlos Díaz. The medical board's report plays a central role in the prosecution's case against them.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "New controversy in Diego Maradona death trial after medical test mix-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/new-controversy-in-diego-maradona-death-trial-after-medical-test-mix",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:10:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Maradona trial paused over suspected medical evidence mix-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/maradona-trial-paused-over-suspected-medical-evidence-mix-up",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:56:48.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}