Maradona’s death: Doctor denies negligence, says he was made ‘scapegoat’

The doctor who treated late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has denied responsibility for his death, describing himself as a “scapegoat” as his defence team presented its closing arguments in court.
Leopoldo Luque, a neurosurgeon accused of negligence in Maradona’s death, maintained that the prosecution had failed to establish that the former footballer’s death was foreseeable.
His lawyer, Roberto Rallin, dismissed the prosecution’s case, insisting that the evidence supported Luque’s innocence.
“We are here to proclaim Luque’s innocence, not with television slogans, but with the evidence that supports it,” Rallin said. “Leopoldo Luque has been the scapegoat.”
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