The psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, first accused of declaring in the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradonasaid Thursday that the star did not want to be admitted to a medical center and that “The family refused” to an involuntary income, that – according to the complaint – he could have saved the former soccer player.
“In a theoretical framework it was a good possibility that (Maradona) continues its rehabilitation in a center. What happens is that the patient did not want it,” Cosachov said in front of the Oral Criminal Court (TOC) No. 3 of San Isidro.
The family posture
In addition, he assured that the family did not agree with an involuntary income: “We talked openly at the meeting and also evaluated an involuntary hospitalization, but the family refused to that because they had had bad previous experiences.”
Maradona was admitted to the Olivos Clinic, from November 3 to 11, 2020, when he was transferred to a house in the Tigre neighborhood, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, to continue his medical treatment at his home, where he died two weeks later, on November 25.
The decision to continue with the treatment of the star in a home and the conditions in which home internment was carried out a lot of controversy and are two central issues in the trial.
Meetings to make the decision
Different witnesses They have held both Maradona's doctors responsible and their relatives Due to the decision to continue their care in a house and not in a clinic, a determination that, all coincide, was taken in a meeting shortly before their transfer.
“We had formal and informal meetings in the halls. In some there were more or less people, but there were managers, close brothers, daughters, doctors, (the doctor Leopoldo) Luque, therapy doctors, with which it was very clear that we were going with a serious domiciliary hospitalization.”Said the psychiatrist.
Cosachov accuses
Regarding the conditions of hospitalization, Cosachov said Thursday that he asked the auditor of the Private Medicine Company Swiss Medical that home treatment will be carried out with all the necessary equipment and professionals.
The psychiatrist said he asked “A clinician, a neurologist, specialists in substance consumption, specifically men, an ambulance in case transfer and device for studies were needed.”
“This was fundamental. The auditor tells me 'ok, already happened to assemble'”, added.
Irregularities
Cosachov also reported that, once Maradona was transferred to the home, he began “Seeing irregularities” and that transmitted them to the Astro's Header, Leopold Luqueand the domiciliary care coordinator of Swiss Medical, Nancy Forlini, both accused in this cause.
During her testimony, the psychiatrist showed an exchange of messages that she maintained with Luque that ratified this aspect of her statement, and then pointed again against Swiss Medical.
“They said it was going to be a serious domiciliary hospitalization, now they say 'personal care.' Everything quite unprolition, I don't like how they are handling. Every stick on the wheel, nothing to do with what they initially raised,” He mentioned about the company.
In addition to Cosachov, Luque and Forlini, The psychologist is also judged in this process Carlos Díaz, The doctor Pedro of Spain, The nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni and the nurse Ricardo Almirón.
The nurse Gisela Madrid He is also processed but will face a jury trial, as requested.
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