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Retrial over death of Argentina legend Diego Maradona begins

BBC News · · 448 words · By Rachel Flynn
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“A retrial into the death of the football legend Diego Maradona began on Tuesday”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a retrial regarding Diego Maradona's death commenced on a Tuesday at the San Isidro courts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soccer Aid is an English annual charity event that has raised over £121 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is an exhibition-style foot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Maradona is a 2019 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia about Argentine legend Diego Maradona with never before seen archival footage. It was screened out of competition at the 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona_(film)
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“he died aged 60 after suffering heart failure”
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Wikipedia confirms Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at age 60. Multiple web sources confirm the cause was heart failure/heart attack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Argentina 2 – 1 England was a football match played on 22 June 1986 between Argentina and England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The game was he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Maradona or New Diego was a title given by the press and public to promising Argentine football players in reference (and reverence) to Diego Maradona as a benchmark. Since Maradona retired, fans …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maradona
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“seven people charged over negligible homicide”
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Web results confirm that a judge ordered individuals to face a homicide trial; specifically, one source mentions 8 people, while others discussing the retrial mention 7 medical staff.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maradona was found dead two weeks after going under the knife, in a rented house in an exclusive Buenos Aires neighborhood where he was brought after being discharged from hospital. He was found to ha…
https://www.thenationaltimes.au/Sports/465673-maradona-medic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death. Ju…
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1106992339/diego-maradona-dea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Maradona's relationship with his immediate family was a close one. In a 1990 interview with Sports Illustrated, he showed phone bills where he had spent a minimum of $15,000 US per month calling his p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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“If convicted, they face between eight and 25 years in prison”
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Multiple independent web sources explicitly state that defendants face between eight and 25 years in prison if convicted of 'homicide with possible intent'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dalma Nerea Maradona (born 2 April 1987) is an Argentine actress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalma_Maradona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Maradona or New Diego was a title given by the press and public to promising Argentine football players in reference (and reverence) to Diego Maradona as a benchmark. Since Maradona retired, fans …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maradona
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“The first trial collapsed last May when one of its three judges resigned, after allegedly allowing unauthorised filming in court for a documentary”
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Web search results confirm the first trial collapsed in May after a judge resigned due to involvement/unauthorized filming for a clandestine documentary.
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web search NEUTRAL — Horrific scenes. During the first trial, relatives, doctors and witnesses described the deplorable state of the otherwise upmarket private residence where Maradona’s unsuccessful recovery unfolded.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/tears-horror-and-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The first trial into Maradona’s 2020 death collapsed in May after one of the judges was sensationally revealed to have taken part in a clandestine documentary about the trial. A new three-judge bench …
https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2025/08/07/judges-in-new-mara…
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web search NEUTRAL — A judge has resigned in the trial over the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona, pictured here a few months before he died of heart failure.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/americas/maradona-trial-judge…
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“Maradona died in 2020 at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires province, while he was recuperating from surgery to remove a brain blood clot”
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Multiple sources confirm he died in 2020 at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires, while recuperating from brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maradona died in 2020 at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires province, while he was recuperating from surgery to remove a brain blood clot.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj377mm7zzvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Maradona died in 2020 at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires province, while he was recuperating from surgery to remove a brain blood clot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj377mm7zzvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona died in 2020 while he was recovering from brain surgery. Several members of his medical team have been accused of homicide with possible intent, charges they rejec…
https://www.dw.com/en/maradona-medical-team-on-trial-for-foo…
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“Investigators classified the case as culpable homicide”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that investigators classified the case as 'culpable homicide', comparing it to involuntary manslaughter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators classified the case as culpable homicide - a crime similar to involuntary manslaughter - because they said the accused were aware of the seriousness of Maradona's health condition but di…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj377mm7zzvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators classified the case as culpable homicide - a crime similar to involuntary manslaughter - because they said the accused were aware of the seriousness of Maradona's health condition but di…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj377mm7zzvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Armando Maradona, and that's been the case since his playing days.Lauding the "charisma" of Maradona, another of his Argentina teammates, prolific striker Gabriel Batistuta, stated, "Diego could comma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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“The heart failure caused him to suffer acute pulmonary oedema, when fluid builds up in the lungs, the preliminary autopsy confirmed”
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Multiple sources confirm the preliminary autopsy found heart failure caused acute pulmonary oedema (fluid build-up in the lungs).
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web search NEUTRAL — A preliminary autopsy conducted the day the legendary Argentine died found he had died in his sleep of acute pulmonary edema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, and acute heart failure brought on by a …
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/autopsy-maradona-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The heart failure caused him to suffer acute pulmonary oedema, when fluid builds up in the lungs, the preliminary autopsy confirmed.
https://en.armradio.am/2026/04/14/retrial-over-death-of-arge…
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web search NEUTRAL — A preliminary autopsy confirmed that heart failure caused acute pulmonary edema, which occurs when fluid builds up in the lungs.
https://latinamericanpost.com/sports/argentinas-maradona-tri…
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“The seven people on trial include his main medical adviser, Leopoldo Luque, and his psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific names of the seven people on trial, including Leopoldo Luque and Agustina Cosachov.
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“His former nurse, Dahiana Gisela Madrid, will stand in a separate trial”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Dahiana Gisela Madrid or a separate trial for her.
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“Around 100 people are set to testify in front of a new set of judges at a court in San Isidro”
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“When the footballer died on 25 November 2020, then President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning”
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“Maradona started his career with Argentinos Juniors”
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“He went on to represent Argentina in four World Cups, scoring 34 goals”
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“the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in 1986”
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“He was banned for 15 months after testing positive for the drug in 1991”
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“He retired from professional football in 1997, on his 37th birthday, during his second stint at Argentine giants Boca Juniors”
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“Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008 and left after the 2010 World Cup, where his side were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals”
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“He subsequently managed teams in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico”
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“and was in charge of Argentinian club Gimnasia y Esgrima at the time of his death”
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