Overview
- The San Isidro court heard from forensic doctor Carlos Cassinelli on Thursday, and he said Maradona likely agonized for up to 12 hours and died late in the morning.
- Cassinelli, who led the autopsy and worked at the death scene, described generalized swelling and foam in the mouth that can appear in heart failure, and he placed the time of death roughly between 9 a.m. and noon.
- Five Ipensa specialists who evaluated Maradona on November 2, 2020 — Guillermo Burry, Marcos Correa, Óscar Franco, Martín Cesarini and Flavio Tunessi — are giving testimony that will enter the new trial’s official record.
- In the prior trial that was annulled in May 2025, several of those doctors said the subdural hematoma did not warrant immediate surgery, while neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque pushed to operate in Olivos.
- Seven caregivers, including Luque, face charges of homicide with dolo eventual, a charge that alleges they saw a lethal risk and went ahead anyway, and the new forensic and clinical accounts could sharpen the case against the medical team.