Maradona death trial reveals player chose disputed Tigre house
The criminal trial over Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona's death entered its final phase with the 25th hearing. Testimony from Vanesa Morla – sister of former image‑rights lawyer Matías Morra – indicated that Maradona himself selected the San Andrés de Benavídez residence in Tigre after a video call with the realtor. He chose the home to be near his daughters, despite it lacking the medical equipment and adapted facilities required for his condition. Witnesses described the house as a “disaster” that forced Maradona to spend his last days in a makeshift playroom with inadequate bathroom access.
The trial targets seven members of Maradona’s health team, charged with simple homicide through eventual intent and facing potential sentences of eight to 25 years. A nurse, Dahiana Gisela Madrid, will face a popular‑jury trial, while procedural delays have arisen from a recusal request against the presiding judge. The case has become a focal point of Argentine media, seeking to determine whether negligence or omission contributed to the star’s death on 25 November 2020.