Post: A neurosurgeon tried for Maradona s death wins bodybuilding competition

May 17th According to the Post, a doctor who was tried for Maradona's death won a bodybuilding competition, but he refused to admit he was responsible for Maradona's death.

Leopoldo Luke was a neurosurgeon for Argentina football superstar Maradona. In 2020, after Maradona, 60, died in 60, Luke and six other medical staff faced charges of manslaughter on suspicion of medical negligence.

Maradona died of a sudden heart attack at home in November of that year, after he had undergone brain surgery and was discharged from the hospital for two weeks. Two months after the trial began in Buenos Aires, Luke participated in the "Tough Guy Championship" approved by the Argentina's National Bodybuilding Commission.

On the stage of the Devoto Theatre in Buenos Aires, Luke showed off his strong figure in only swimming trunks, winning the praise of the judges. The 44-year-old doctor won the Real Newcomer, Newcomer and Master+40 category and finished second in the Open Class B.

According to Argentine media Infobae, the leaked news showed that Luke called Maradona a "fat" on the day of his death and claimed that the 1986 World Cup winner "would to pull himself to death."

"Yes, the fat man seemed to have a cardiopulmonary arrest, he was about to kill him. I don't know what he did, I was rushing over." Luke is said to tell Maradona's psychiatrist Agustina Kosachev.

Maradona's eldest daughter Dalma said on social media that she was disgusted by the leaked audio and claimed that she believed Luke was responsible for her father's death: "I just listened to the recording between Luke and the psychiatrist and I vomited! I just ask God to make justice work!"

Luke said he was ashamed of the message sent that day, but insisted that he was not responsible for Maradona's death: "If I have any responsibility for Diego, it is to love him, take care of him, prolong his life, and improve his life until the end. ”

"I did something impossible for this: I let him in contact with psychiatrists, psychiatrists, and I did things that others could not do. I was ashamed of some of the messages sent that day, and I regretted and apologized to his family and those who loved him deeply. But I am not responsible for all this, and I am not afraid of going to jail."

In this case, seven of eight medical professionals, including brain surgeons, psychiatrists and nurses in Maradona, are on trial for manslaughter, which is roughly equivalent to involuntary manslaughter. They deny misconduct but may face up to 25 years in prison.