An Argentine court on Tuesday authorized the transfer of football legend Diego Maradona’s remains, at his daughters’ request, from a cemetery to a mausoleum to be built for him in central Buenos Aires.
Maradona died in November 2020, aged 60, while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, and after decades of battling addictions to cocaine and alcohol.
He was found dead in bed 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 have died of a heart attack.
His daughters had requested his remains be transferred to a monument that will be known as the “M10 Memorial.”
The court that granted the request is also investigating possible negligence on the part of Maradona’s medical team that may have led to his death.
Trial over Maradona’s death postponed until 2025
A trial of eight health workers charged with “homicide by negligence” over the death of Diego Maradona has been postponed from October until March, Argentine media had reported earlier in September.
A court in San Isidro, a town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, granted the request of three of the eight defendants to postpone for a second time the trial, originally scheduled for June 4 and due to start on Oct. 1.
The process will now begin on March 11, the Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported.
The footballing great, who led Argentina to a second World Cup title in 1986, died aged 60 in November 2020 from heart failure after undergoing brain surgery days earlier.
Among those charged in the death of the former Boca Juniors and Napoli player are his neurosurgeon, psychologist, psychiatrist and nurses, who could face prison sentences ranging from eight to 25 years.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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