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Argentine prosecutors probe Diego Maradona's death

Diego Maradona

A real-scale dummy depicting late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona holding the Fifa World Cup Trophy is seen surrounded by merchandising at a store in front of Boca Juniors' "La Bombonera" stadium in Buenos Aires, on November 27, 2020. Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack Wednesday at the age of 60, was buried on November 26, 2020 on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Photo credit: Juan Mabromata | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Investigators have also established that Maradona's personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, had already made a 911 call at 12:16 pm, requesting an ambulance.
  • Several ambulances from other medical service providers arrived later.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine prosecutors were investigating Friday the circumstances surrounding the death of Diego Maradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence, judicial sources said.