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The doctors who attended Maradona and verified his death testify at the trial

The trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona will continue this Thursday with the testimonial statements of a medical neighbor summoned before the physical decompensation of the idol and another who recorded his death, on November 25, 2020.

The trial that seeks to determine whether seven health professionals are guilty of simple homicide with eventual male continues in the Oral Criminal Court No. 3 of San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with the statement of doctors Colin Campbell Irigoyen and Juan Carlos Pinto.

Campbell Irigoyen is a surgeon, a resident of the closed San Andrés neighborhood, who was summoned by the local surveillance staff to assist Maradona with his physical decompensation and tried to resuscitate him.

In previous statements, the witness said that, upon arriving at the patient’s room, he was able to observe the nurse Gisela Madrid “doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) maneuvers to Diego Armando Maradona.”

Campbell Irigoyen also detailed that Maradona “was very cold, with stiffness in his mouth, no heartbeat and no pulse, sweaty, with pale skin color, cold sweating” and his arm “loose, loose”, despite which he continued with the nurse with the resuscitation maneuvers.

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He also mentioned one of the main defendants, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov: “I was next to the bed but I was doing nothing,” according to the court order.

Finally, he assured that the patient had, at the time of his death, pulmonary edema.

The other witness will be Juan Carlos Pinto, a doctor from the company specialized in medical emergencies +Vida, who checked Maradona and confirmed his death after arriving in an ambulance with medical equipment.

During the stage of accumulation of tests, Pinto stated that he had applied resuscitation maneuvers to the patient as “electrical activity with the defibrillator” (which he carried) and adrenaline injections, for 45 minutes, without positive results.

In his previous statements he said that he was able to verify “cadaveric livides”, which, according to his explanation, occur after “approximately an hour of death”. He said that he was also able to verify the onset of stiffness in the patient’s lower jaw.”

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During the stage of accumulation of evidence, the witness confirmed that, when entering the room, he found the neighbor and the nurse performing resuscitation tasks and, immediately, immediately developed “electrical activity with the defibrillator,” although the patient was “without electrical activity”, with the heart “basically stopped.”

Last Tuesday, four police officers who entered the house on November 25, 2020, testified before the Court and emphasized the abdominal swelling that Maradona presented, as well as the lack of medical elements such as serum and defibrillator.

Keep in mind that the defibrillator used arrived with the doctor of the company +Vida.

Judges Maximiliano Savarino, Verónica Di Tommaso and Julieta Makintach must determine whether seven of the eight defendants are guilty of the crime of simple homicide with eventual malice, which has a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.

The judges in this process: neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychoanalyst Carlos Díaz, doctor and coordinator of the Swiss Medical company, Nancy Forlini, doctor Pedro Di Spagna, nurse coordinator Mariano Perroni and nurse Ricardo Almirón.

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Nurse Gisela Madrid is also being prosecuted, who requested a jury trial and will be tried in a process that will begin during the second half of this year, once the main debate is over.

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ICE to remain at airports amid DHS shutdown, Homan says

The U.S. “border czar,” Tom Homan, said Sunday that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will remain deployed at airports until operations return to “100% normal,” as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues.

“We will maintain ICE presence until airports feel they are fully back to normal operations,” Homan said during an interview on Face the Nation on CBS.

Homan justified the deployment on security grounds, noting that the measure was ordered by President Donald Trumpamid widespread absenteeism among agents of the Transportation Security Administration, who have gone without pay for over six weeks due to the DHS shutdown.

According to acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, at least 460 TSA agents have resigned during the shutdown, while daily absenteeism has averaged 11%, exceeding 50% at some airports.

Homan warned that if TSA staffing levels do not recover after the shutdown, ICE agents will continue filling the gap. “ICE is there to support our TSA brothers and sisters. We will remain as long as needed to ensure airport security,” he said.

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The DHS shutdown reached 44 days on Sunday, making it the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The impasse stems from disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over ICE funding.

A recent bipartisan Senate proposal to fund DHS without including ICE failed after being blocked by House Republicans, who insist on full funding for the agency.

Amid the deadlock, Trump signed an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA agents to address what he called an “emergency situation” and restore order at airports, with payments expected to begin Monday.

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Oil prices surge again as Middle East tensions persist

Oil prices climbed again on Friday for a second consecutive session, as markets remained concerned about a prolonged conflict in the Middle East with no tangible diplomatic progress.

North Sea Brent crude for May delivery rose 4.22% to close at $112.57 per barrel.

Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) approached the $100 mark, settling at $99.64, up 5.46%.

The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay by ten days his ultimatum for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz failed to reassure market participants.

“It means there will be ten additional days of disruptions in the Middle East for crude and refined product flows,” said Andy Lipow, of Lipow Oil Associates.

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“For prices to come down, a resolution to the conflict is necessary,” Lipow added. “And even in the event of a ceasefire, it is not certain that Iran would allow oil shipments to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Young Spanish Woman Receives Euthanasia After Legal Battle, Sparking Debate

A 25-year-old Spanish woman, Noelia Castillo, received euthanasia on Thursday following a prolonged legal dispute with her father.

She passed away at a care center in Sant Pere de Ribes, about 40 kilometers from Barcelona, where she had been living for some time, according to Spanish media reports.

In an interview broadcast a day earlier on Antena 3, Castillo expressed her exhaustion after enduring prolonged suffering. She indicated that her decision was influenced by a combination of personal circumstances and health-related challenges, including family conflicts and a condition of paraplegia following a previous incident that left her with lasting physical consequences.

Spain legalized euthanasia in 2021, becoming one of the few countries that allow patients under strict conditions to seek medical assistance to end their lives in order to avoid what the law defines as unbearable suffering.

The case has reignited debate in Spain over the ethical, legal, and family dimensions surrounding euthanasia, as well as the broader issue of support for individuals in vulnerable situations.