(CNN) Diego Maradona was in agony for 12 hours and the medical team treating him was "deficient, reckless and indifferent" when faced with his possible death, according to a report from the medical board appointed to investigate his demise. The Argentine football great "did not have full use of his mental faculties" and could have had "a better chance of survival" if he had been admitted to a healthcare facility, the medical board concluded in its report, which will become of the part of the judicial investigation into this death, the prosecutor handling the case confirmed to CNN. Each of these elements is mentioned in the medical board report, which CNN obtained from a source working on the case. No one has been formally charged, but seven people have been told they are under investigation, although they deny any responsibility. Diego Maradona in action during a 1986 World Cup qualifying match against Peru at the National Stadium on June 23, 1985 in Lima, Peru.

Source: CNN May 02, 2021 18:22 UTC