Argentinian judge withdraws from a negligence trial about Maradona’s death

One of the three judges presiding over a negligence trial related to the death of Argentinian football player Diego Maradona has resigned, leaving the case’s future uncertain. On Tuesday, Judge Julieta Makintach announced she would recuse herself after reports emerged that she had participated in a documentary about Maradona’s death and its aftermath. The seven have been charged with negligent homicide following Maradona’s death by cardiac arrest in 2020 at age 60. One coroner already told the court in March that Maradona’s death “was foreseeable” and that the football player likely died in “agony”. Police also indicated that they had seen a camera in the courtroom, allegedly approved by Judge Makintach.