Post-mortem finds that Maradona, who died in November aged 60, had issues along with his kidneys, coronary heart and lungs.
Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona didn’t eat alcohol or illicit narcotics within the days earlier than his dying, an post-mortem launched on Wednesday stated.
Maradona, who died in November aged 60, had taken seven completely different medicines to deal with melancholy, anxiousness and different illnesses however “there was no presence of [illegal] medication,” a judicial official advised the Reuters information company.
The post-mortem, which was primarily based on blood and urine samples and launched by the Buenos Aires Scientific Police, stated Maradona had issues along with his kidneys, coronary heart and lungs.
Investigators are trying into numerous aspects of his dying that rocked Argentina and the broader footballing world and haven’t dominated out wrongful dying.
The extra detailed post-mortem confirmed the outcomes of 1 carried out instantly after his dying that stated the previous Boca Juniors and Napoli participant died from “acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated power coronary heart failure with dilated cardiomyopathy.”
In an indignant broadside at her father’s critics, Maradona’s daughter Gianinna stated the post-mortem confirmed “a end result appropriate with cirrhosis of the liver”.
The charismatic 1986 World Cup winner, who was considered one of many best soccer gamers of all time, had battled alcohol and drug dependancy for a lot of his life.
A choose final week dominated that Maradona’s physique can’t be exhumed or cremated in case DNA is required at a later date to be used in paternity or different circumstances.
Maradona has 5 recognised kids and 6 with filiation requests. They’re a part of a fancy inheritance course of underneath approach in Argentina.