An investigation has been opened into possible negligence that led to Maradona's death

The Argentine judiciary opened an investigation yesterday into the possibility of negligence in receiving the necessary care, which led to the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona last Wednesday.

A family member told (AFP) "There were some violations."

Hours after the death of the 1986 world champion at the age of 60, Maradona's lawyer and friend Matthias Morla announced Thursday that "the ambulance took more than half an hour to reach Maradona's home."

He warned that he would go "to the end".

But neither he nor any of the family members filed any complaints, according to what a judicial source announced to (AFP).

The source, who preferred not to be named, added, "The investigation was opened because a person died in his home and no one signed his death certificate. This does not mean that there were violations."

The Napoli star died at the end of the 1980s due to "secondary acute pulmonary edema and exacerbation of chronic heart failure."

Maradona was at his home in the town of Tigre, 30 km north of the capital, Buenos Aires, where he had lived since November 11, after leaving a clinic where he underwent surgery on his head six days ago to remove a hematoma.

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