New York Post

Maradona doc raided

- By JORGE FITZ-GIBBON

Argentine investigat­ors raided the home of Diego Maradona’s doctor on Sunday as they probe a possible case of involuntar­y manslaught­er in the soccer legend’s death.

The blitz comes after Maradona’s lawyer last week called for a full investigat­ion into the circumstan­ces surroundin­g the death of the 60year-old soccer legend (inset), who died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, The Mirror reported on Sunday.

Investigat­ors converged on the home of the doctor, Leopoldo Luque, 33, at around 8:40 a.m. They are expected to question him as they probe possible medical negligence in Maradona’s death, the outlet said.

“As Luque was Maradona’s personal physician, the decision was taken to search his house and surgery [office] to look for documents that could determine whether, during Maradona’s treatment at home, there were any irregulari­ties,” a law-enforcemen­t source told Argentina’s La Nacion.

The soccer star’s lawyer, Matias Moria, raised questions about his death Thursday.

“The ambulance took more than half an hour to arrive, which was criminal idiocy,” he said, according to The Independen­t Online.

On Saturday, Maradona’s daughters — Dalma, Giannina, and Jana — spoke to investigat­ors and also raised questions about Luque’s potential involvemen­t in their father’s death, The Mirror reported.

Maradona’s family was already incensed after a funeral worker last week released a selfie alongside the icon’s body.

One of the workers, Claudio Fernandez, was fired over the incident.

Maradona is considered one of the sport’s all-time greats, scoring 34 goals in 91 internatio­nal appearance­s, including four World Cups.

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