Trial of medics accused of 'criminal negligence' in death of football legend Maradona begins

Trial of medics accused of 'criminal negligence' in death of football legend Maradona begins

A trial of seven medical professionals accused of criminal negligence in the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona begins on 11 March.

More than 100 witnesses, including members of Maradona's family and doctors who tended to him over the years, are expected to take the stand in a long-delayed trial in Buenos Aires.

Maradona was found dead of a heart attack, two weeks after undergoing brain surgery for a blood clot, in a rented house where he was brought after being discharged from hospital.