04:19Nurse Gisella Dahiana Madrid, accused of negligence in the death of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, appeared on Wednesday at the preliminary hearing of her trial.
Footage shows journalists outside the San Isidro Criminal Court awaiting the arrival of the nurse who cared for Maradona before his death in 2020.
Eight members of the footballer's medical team have been charged with homicide for allegedly failing to provide adequate treatment and proper hospitalisation. The charge could lead to sentences of between eight and 25 years in prison.
Madrid's lawyer, Rodolfo Baque, maintained that the defendant had no intention of killing Maradona.
"You need an opportunity to kill someone. As for the opportunity, Daiana Madrid saw him only one day. Eight days before his death was the only time they required her to see him after medical treatment," Baque said. He later suggested the doctors' had him kidnapped' so that 'nobody could see him'.
"Maradona had 118 beats per minute a week before he died," Baque continued, claiming the Argentine football legend's erratic heartbeat was 'crying out for help' while his doctors 'did absolutely nothing'.
Maradona's daughters, Giannina and Dalma, were not present. Their lawyer, Fernando Burlando, said the evidence against the healthcare professionals was 'overwhelming'.
"They murdered him savagely… The entire team in charge of Diego's health, including Madrid, is the reason why we are in this building today," Burlando said.
Mario Baudry, the lawyer of the footballer's ex-wife, Veronica Ojeda, said, "Diego was killed to keep all his assets." He claimed that in the two months prior to his death, his attorneys took all of Diego's assets for their own benefit and have 'benefited' greatly ever since.
Baudry added that Maradona 'knew that he was going to die' as a result of his team's medical negligence.
"They were not treating him for his heart problem. They prevented many nurses and many doctors from entering the house, knowing that if they did not treat him, the doctors knew that Diego was going to die."
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, died from a heart attack at the age of 60 following brain surgery two weeks earlier.
'Murdered savagely' - Trial begins against nurse accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death
Nurse Gisella Dahiana Madrid, accused of negligence in the death of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, appeared on Wednesday at the preliminary hearing of her trial.
Footage shows journalists outside the San Isidro Criminal Court awaiting the arrival of the nurse who cared for Maradona before his death in 2020.
Eight members of the footballer's medical team have been charged with homicide for allegedly failing to provide adequate treatment and proper hospitalisation. The charge could lead to sentences of between eight and 25 years in prison.
Madrid's lawyer, Rodolfo Baque, maintained that the defendant had no intention of killing Maradona.
"You need an opportunity to kill someone. As for the opportunity, Daiana Madrid saw him only one day. Eight days before his death was the only time they required her to see him after medical treatment," Baque said. He later suggested the doctors' had him kidnapped' so that 'nobody could see him'.
"Maradona had 118 beats per minute a week before he died," Baque continued, claiming the Argentine football legend's erratic heartbeat was 'crying out for help' while his doctors 'did absolutely nothing'.
Maradona's daughters, Giannina and Dalma, were not present. Their lawyer, Fernando Burlando, said the evidence against the healthcare professionals was 'overwhelming'.
"They murdered him savagely… The entire team in charge of Diego's health, including Madrid, is the reason why we are in this building today," Burlando said.
Mario Baudry, the lawyer of the footballer's ex-wife, Veronica Ojeda, said, "Diego was killed to keep all his assets." He claimed that in the two months prior to his death, his attorneys took all of Diego's assets for their own benefit and have 'benefited' greatly ever since.
Baudry added that Maradona 'knew that he was going to die' as a result of his team's medical negligence.
"They were not treating him for his heart problem. They prevented many nurses and many doctors from entering the house, knowing that if they did not treat him, the doctors knew that Diego was going to die."
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, died from a heart attack at the age of 60 following brain surgery two weeks earlier.
Nurse Gisella Dahiana Madrid, accused of negligence in the death of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, appeared on Wednesday at the preliminary hearing of her trial.
Footage shows journalists outside the San Isidro Criminal Court awaiting the arrival of the nurse who cared for Maradona before his death in 2020.
Eight members of the footballer's medical team have been charged with homicide for allegedly failing to provide adequate treatment and proper hospitalisation. The charge could lead to sentences of between eight and 25 years in prison.
Madrid's lawyer, Rodolfo Baque, maintained that the defendant had no intention of killing Maradona.
"You need an opportunity to kill someone. As for the opportunity, Daiana Madrid saw him only one day. Eight days before his death was the only time they required her to see him after medical treatment," Baque said. He later suggested the doctors' had him kidnapped' so that 'nobody could see him'.
"Maradona had 118 beats per minute a week before he died," Baque continued, claiming the Argentine football legend's erratic heartbeat was 'crying out for help' while his doctors 'did absolutely nothing'.
Maradona's daughters, Giannina and Dalma, were not present. Their lawyer, Fernando Burlando, said the evidence against the healthcare professionals was 'overwhelming'.
"They murdered him savagely… The entire team in charge of Diego's health, including Madrid, is the reason why we are in this building today," Burlando said.
Mario Baudry, the lawyer of the footballer's ex-wife, Veronica Ojeda, said, "Diego was killed to keep all his assets." He claimed that in the two months prior to his death, his attorneys took all of Diego's assets for their own benefit and have 'benefited' greatly ever since.
Baudry added that Maradona 'knew that he was going to die' as a result of his team's medical negligence.
"They were not treating him for his heart problem. They prevented many nurses and many doctors from entering the house, knowing that if they did not treat him, the doctors knew that Diego was going to die."
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, died from a heart attack at the age of 60 following brain surgery two weeks earlier.