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Maradona doctors face murder charge, says source

Gabriela Pereyra, Paula Soto, ad Gonzalo Lopez Lluch, members of the cultural organisation Comando Maradona, prepare a mosaic as a homage to late Argentine soccer superstar Diego Armado Maradona, at their workshop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Feb 24. (Reuters photo)

Seven people under investigation over the November death of Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona face charges of premeditated murder, AFP has learned from a judicial source.

The accused — which include Maradona’s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz — face eight to 25 years in prison if found guilty.

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…

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