Diego Maradona's medical team on trial four years after soccer icon's death

Diego Maradona's death on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60 has led to a trial against a medical team for homicide by negligence. According to the autopsy, the cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest linked to acute pulmonary edema. The prosecution accuses eight doctors and nurses of failing to perform their duties properly, with the potential for prison terms of 8-25 years if convicted. Prosecutors claim that Maradona was "left to his own devices," and that the medical team did not take adequate care of him after he had surgery for a hematoma on his head. The trial, which started on a Tuesday in San Isidro, will hear from nearly 120 witnesses.