Doctor and journalist, Nelson Castro, revealed shocking details from the records of the late Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona after his death, including alarming medical facts related to the football legend's health. Castro published a book titled "Maradona's Health: A True Story," about the legend who led the Argentina national team to win the World Cup in the 1986 Mexico tournament, approximately a year after his death on November 25, 2020, in Buenos Aires at the age of 60.
During a television interview discussing his book, the doctor answered a question about the alleged theft of Maradona's heart after his death, stating: "There were extremist fans intending to take Maradona's heart from his grave, but that did not happen. The doctors removed Maradona's heart from his body because it was very important for the investigation into the circumstances of his death," as reported by "Russia Today."
The doctor, who obtained confidential details from Maradona's medical records and listened to witnesses who have not spoken until now, noted: "Maradona is buried without a heart! His heart weighed half a kilogram; normally, a heart weighs 300 grams, but Maradona's heart was very large due to a deficiency, in addition to being a football player."
Castro stated that Maradona was "horribly addicted to everything harmful, and anyone else would have died at a much younger age, but he had a body with a special ability to resist," indicating that Maradona could have had better health but "his problem was that he never sought effective treatment."
Matias Morla, Diego Maradona's lawyer, believes that poor medical care may be a potential cause of the legend's death. The Argentine judiciary is investigating seven individuals in connection with Maradona's death to determine whether they provided the necessary care to keep the player alive, with potential prison sentences ranging from 8 to 25 years.
The seven individuals include neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agostina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Díaz, home care coordinator Nancy Forlini, nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni, and nurses Ricardo Omar Almirón and Dayana Madrid. They all testified before the Argentine judiciary, which has been hearing witness testimonies for months in the case.
