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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.
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.”
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.
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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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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Vatican releases special “Sede Vacante” stamps ahead of papal transition
he Vatican’s post offices and select collector shops began selling special edition stamps this week to mark the period between the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor.
Known as “Sede Vacante” stamps, they feature an image used on official Vatican documents during the interregnum between popes — two crossed keys without the papal tiara. These stamps went on sale Monday and will remain valid for postal use only until the new pontiff appears at the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Until then, they can be used to send letters, postcards, and parcels. “Once the new pope is elected, the stamps lose their postal validity, but their collectible value rises,” said Francesco Santarossa, who runs a collectors’ shop across from St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican has issued the stamps in four denominations: €1.25, €1.30, €2.45, and €3.20. Each is inscribed with “Città del Vaticano” and “Sede Vacante MMXXV” — Latin for “Vacant See 2025.”
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Conclave to choose pope Francis’ successor could begin in early may
The conclave, which in the coming weeks must choose the successor to Pope Francis, will strictly follow a precise protocol refined over centuries.
The 135 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, will cast their votes four times a day — except on the first day — until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority. The result will be announced to the world through the burning of the ballots with a chemical that produces the eagerly awaited white smoke, accompanied by the traditional cry of “Habemus Papam.”
The start date for the conclave could be announced today, as the cardinals are set to hold their fifth meeting since the pope’s passing. Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich suggested it could begin on May 5 or 6, following the traditional nine days of mourning. According to German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the conclave could last only “a few days.”
Although the late Argentine pontiff appointed the majority of the cardinal electors, this does not necessarily ensure the selection of a like-minded successor. Francis’ leadership style differed significantly from that of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a German theologian who was less fond of large public gatherings. It also marked a contrast with the popular Polish pope, John Paul II.
The Argentine Jesuit’s reformist papacy drew strong criticism from more conservative sectors of the Church, who are hoping for a doctrinally focused shift. His tenure was marked by efforts to combat clerical sexual abuse, elevate the role of women and laypeople, and advocate for the poor and migrants, among other causes.
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