Diego Maradona Was In Extended Agony Before Death

Diego Maradona suffered agony for at least 12 hours before he died and noted that "any doctor" should have noticed symptoms several days earlier, according to a forensic expert that performed his autopsy.

"The heart was completely covered in fat and blood clots, which indicate agony," the specialist said during the homicide trial for seven health professionals. 

The autopsy concluded that Maradona died from acute pulmonary edema secondary to congestive heart failure.

"This is a patient who had been collecting water over the days; that's not acute. This was something that was foreseeable," Cassinelli said. "Any doctor examining a patient would find this."

During the investigation, several witnesses testified that they noticed Maradona's face and abdomen were excessively swollen.

Among those on trial are Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's personal physician for the last four years of his life, and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, who prescribed medication that Maradona took until the time of his death.