In the ongoing trial concerning the medical care of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona, police officers who were among the first responders to his residence after his death in November 2020 have testified about the absence of medical equipment in the room where he was recovering.

During the third day of the trial in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires, police deputy commissioner Lucas Farias stated, "I did not see any medical supplies in the room.

I did not see any serums that I would have expected to be present for home care treatment."

Commissioner Lucas Borghi, who also arrived at Maradona's residence soon after the incident, noted that the setup was not a hospital bed but rather a regular mattress.

He added that there was no defibrillator present in the room.

Maradona passed away at the age of 60 on November 25, 2020, while recovering from brain surgery after a blood clot, following decades of struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction, as well as kidney, liver, heart, and neurological issues.

He was found deceased in a rented house in the upscale Tigre neighborhood, shortly after leaving the hospital where he had spent two weeks post-surgery.

The cause of death was determined to be a heart attack.

A night nurse reported that he had noticed "warning signs" regarding Maradona's health but stated, "I was instructed not to wake him." The defendants include neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologist Carlos Díaz, medical coordinator Nancy Forlini, nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni, doctor Pedro Pablo de España, and nurse Ricardo Almeiro.

Another nurse, Gisela Dahiana Madrid, has requested to be tried by a separate jury.

Her trial is set to begin in July.

Throughout the proceedings, she has maintained that she followed the doctors’ orders.

Prosecutors have charged the medical team with providing "reckless" and "inadequate" home care to Maradona, alleging that he was left in a "long and painful" condition before his death.

A 20-member medical expert committee established by the Argentine prosecution in 2021 concluded that Maradona "would have had better chances of survival" had he received appropriate treatment in a suitable medical facility.

The investigating judge stated that each of the accused played a role in the circumstances surrounding his death.

Due to the potential for criminal negligence, the defendants face prison sentences ranging from 8 to 25 years.

The trial is expected to last until July, with weekly sessions scheduled.

The defendants deny any responsibility for Maradona's death, with defense attorneys asserting that the police officers lack the medical expertise necessary to make authoritative judgments.

The four police officers were the first of approximately one hundred witnesses to testify, including experts, family members, and Maradona’s doctors over the years.

Borghi recounted receiving a phone call on November 25, 2020, from Maradona's residence, which prompted him to send Farias, who reported moments later that the football star had died.

Upon arriving, Borghi expressed surprise at the number of people present outside the residence, both family members and medical staff.

During the trial's opening session last week, prosecutor Patricio Ferrari criticized what he described as a "murderous" setup of Maradona's recovery that had turned into a "horror show," claiming that the medical staff failed to fulfill their duties adequately.

He presented to the judges an image of Maradona deceased in bed, emphasizing the condition in which he was found, a detail corroborated by the police that depicted Maradona with a severely distended abdomen, dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.