Diego Maradona’s medical team to be investigated for manslaughter

Diego Maradona

Seven people have been placed under formal investigation for manslaughter in Argentina over the November death of footballing legend Diego Maradona, 60, according to a judicial source.

The accused-who include Maradona's neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz - potentially face eight to 25 years in prison.

The indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona's death from a heart attack last year, a source from the San Isidro Attorney General's Office, which is leading the investigation, said.

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