Overview
- The trial at the Tribunal Oral N.º 7 in San Isidro is in the defence witness phase, with two addiction psychologists having recently endorsed outpatient home treatment and three psychiatrists set to testify this Thursday about the official medical report.
- Psychologists Damián Barreiro and Ignacio O’Donnell told the court that ambulatory treatment and domiciliary drug care were appropriate for Maradona and defended the model used at his San Andrés residence.
- Psychiatrists Aníbal Areco, Damián Chebar and Blanca Hugelman were called to analyze the 2021 Junta Médica Interdisciplinaria report and to challenge its findings on Maradona’s capacity and immediate risk.
- Expert opinions remain sharply divided: the Junta report said Maradona was ‘plena capacidad’ and not at imminent risk, while other experts such as cardiologist Gustavo Di Niro have testified that warning signs compatible with heart failure were missed.
- Seven health professionals face charges of homicidio simple con dolo eventual in connection with Maradona’s death days after a subdural hematoma operation, and the court’s resolution of foreseeability and standard‑of‑care issues could affect how domiciliary treatment is judged in future malpractice and criminal cases.