Disturbing Details Emerge in Diego Maradona Death Investigation

Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona passed away at age 60 on Nov. 25, 2020, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest. Now, his death is under investigation, and some disturbing details have emerged regarding his final few hours.

At Maradona's family's request, eight medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, are on trial for allegedly causing his death. This week, that investigation and trial revealed that Maradona was in extreme pain and discomfort in the hours leading up to his death.

On Thursday, Carlos Cassinelli, director of Forensic Medicine at the Scientific Police Superintendency, gave some disturbing details from the autopsy that was performed the day of Maradona's death as he revealed that the soccer legend was in "agony" for at least 12 hours before he died.

“The heart was completely covered in fat and blood clots, which indicate agony,” the specialist said, according to the Associated Press.

More than that, Cassinelli went on to say that Maradona's death was not a result of an acute condition. He was suffering symptoms days before his death that "any doctor" should have been able to see.

“This is a patient who had been collecting water over the days; that’s not acute. This was something that was foreseeable,” Cassinelli said. “Any doctor examining a patient would find this."

At the time of his death, Maradona was being treated at a rented home after a surgery to extract a bleeding in his brain. He was under regular care by medical professionals, and the prosecution claims that the accused medical professionals – a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, doctors, and nurses – failed to provide adequate medical care, which allegedly led to his death.

Maradona is widely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time. He famously helped lead Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title.