Overview
- On Thursday prosecutors Patricio Ferrari and Cosme Iribarren opened the alegatos at the Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal N°7 in San Isidro, beginning the trial’s decisive phase.
- The seven accused include neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Díaz, nurse Ricardo Almirón, head nurse Mariano Perroni, clinician Pedro Di Spagna and Swiss Medical coordinator Nancy Forlini.
- The prosecution argues Maradona suffered about 12 hours of agonía and died of acute pulmonary edema from decompensated heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy while the defenses say his death was a sudden, unforeseeable cardiac event.
- The tribunal set strict time limits, barred new large-scale evidence and is livestreaming proceedings on the Suprema Corte bonaerense YouTube channel as judges Alberto Gaig, Pablo Rolón and Alberto Ortolani prepare to deliberate.
- After prosecutors the family querellas will present mid‑October and defenses will speak on October 20–22, with possible prison terms of 8 to 25 years if the court convicts any defendants.