Maradona's surgeon responds to an investigation into the neglect of the legend's death

The late Argentine soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona's surgeon, responded to the opening of an investigation for manslaughter that included raiding his home, that he had done "everything to the point of impossible" to save an "uncontrollable" patient before his death last Wednesday at the age of 60.

Yesterday, the attorney general's office in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death of the "golden boy," so the police raided the office and home of Doctor Loki, looking for evidence of possible professional negligence.

Judicial sources indicated that the suspicion that Lucky, who had surgery for Maradona in early November, for a brain tumor, does not automatically mean that he is stopped by the police or his freedom is restricted.

"You want to know where my responsibility lies? In my love for him, take care of him, extend his life and ultimately improve it," said Loki, 39, sighing at a press conference.

Loki added that he had done everything in his power to the point of impossible, "considering himself a" friend "of Maradona and treating him as a" parent and not as a patient. "

A statement issued by the Public Prosecution Office indicated that it had begun analyzing collected materials, stating that" no decisions have been taken at the present time. " Regarding the procedural situation of anyone. ”On

Friday, the Argentine judiciary opened an investigation into the possibility of negligence in receiving the necessary care that led to the death of Maradona, after statements from his daughters, Dalma, Gianina and Jana, about the method of treating heart problems of the 1986 World Cup champion in his residence In Tigre, north of the Argentine capital, the

Italian star of Naples died at the end of the eighties of the last century, in his sleep due to "secondary acute pulmonary edema and the exacerbation of chronic heart failure," according to a preliminary autopsy.

Maradona was at his home in the town of Tigre, 30 km north of the capital Buenos Aires, Where he had been living since November 11 after he was discharged from a clinic where he underwent surgery in his head to remove a hematoma early this month. Maradona's place of residence was chosen to be close to his daughters.

But Maradona's health was poor due to his past with heart relapses. He also underwent treatment to stop his addiction.

Alcohol that he mixed with many medicines he was taking.

A family member declared, "The clinic recommended him to go to the hospital. But his family decided otherwise."

"He should have been transferred to a rehab center? He did not want to," said Loki, who described Maradona as "uncontrollable."

Loki asked why there was no defibrillator in the event of a heart attack, at Maradona's home in Tigray, explaining that home care was not among his duties. “I am a neurosurgeon .. I am the person who was taking care of him. I am proud of everything I have done. Something I have to hide. I'm putting myself to justice. "

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

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

Loki said that an ambulance should have been outside. "A psychiatrist demanded that there be an ambulance always in front of his house. I don't know who is responsible for not having an ambulance."

The doctor added that Diego "was very sad. He wanted to be alone, not because he did not like his daughters, his family or those around him."

The Public Prosecution office is awaiting the laboratory results, and has placed its hand on the medical file, in addition to the camera recordings in the area where Maradona lived his last days.

The superstar appeared when he was in his twenties, very weak on October 30 in his last appearance, on his 60th birthday, when he led the coaching of his team Jimnasia e Esgrima la Plata.

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