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- Julio Coria, the former bodyguard of Diego Maradona, has been detained for giving false testimony at the trial of seven health professionals accused of criminal negligence in Maradona’s care.
- Coria claimed he had not spoken with Maradona’s personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, but an investigation revealed multiple text messages between the two.
- Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at age 60, while recovering from brain surgery, and his medical team is on trial for what prosecutors have called the “horror theater” of his care.
The former bodyguard of late football icon Diego Maradona, Julio Coria, has been detained for giving false testimony at the trial of seven health professionals accused of criminal negligence in Maradona’s care. Coria was arrested on Tuesday after the judge backed the prosecution’s claim that he had lied under oath.
Coria had claimed that he had not spoken with Maradona’s personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, who is charged in the case. However, an investigation revealed multiple text messages between the two before and after Maradona’s death.
Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at age 60, while recovering from brain surgery. His medical team is on trial for what prosecutors have called the “horror theater” of his care. The trial is ongoing, with seven health professionals accused of criminal negligence in Maradona’s care.
