Expert stands by conclusion on Maradona’s kidney disease — Buenos Aires Times
Nephrologist Hernán Trimarchi stated during the trial over the death of Diego Maradona that confusion between the footballer’s medical tests and those of his father did not affect the conclusion that Maradona had chronic kidney disease. Buenos Aires Times reports.
The error was reported last Thursday, and private medical company Swiss Medical acknowledged it. After that, prosecutors and lawyers for the plaintiffs asked the court to hear again two experts who had already testified — the nephrologist and a cardiologist.
Expert’s position
Trimarchi noted that the disputed tests were only one of the factors he took into account. He continues to believe that Maradona had chronic kidney disease before his death in November 2020.
The defence objected to calling the experts again. Julio Rivas, the lawyer for the main defendant, Leopoldo Luque, said that the prosecution was allegedly trying to reproduce evidence again. The court rejected this objection.
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Charges in the case
Presiding Judge Alberto Gaig explained that the repeated hearing is not intended to correct data in the medical board’s report. According to him, the aim is to establish the significance of this information for the experts’ reasoning and its impact on the medical conclusions.
The experts reviewed 19 kidney studies from 2011 to 2015. They were used in the medical board’s report that examined the former footballer’s death; this document became an important, though not the only, factor in referring the case to trial.
Seven medical workers are accused of homicide with eventual intent. This legal category means that the defendants were aware of the possibility of the footballer’s death as a result of their actions or inaction. They deny guilt and face up to 25 years in prison. Maradona died on November 25, 2020, while receiving medical care at home, the appropriateness, conditions and quality of which are being challenged in court.
