Maradona death trial: Defense delivers closing arguments

The trial over the death of Argentine football star Diego Maradona is set to conclude today, as the last defense attorneys for the seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in connection with his death in 2020 deliver their closing arguments. Maradona was 60. The court will then recess to deliberate on the verdict, which has not yet been scheduled. In earlier hearings this week, lawyers for the two main defendants, the former star’s lead medical advisor, Leopoldo Luque, and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, challenged the central premises of the prosecution’s case. On Wednesday,…