Diego Maradona is buried without a heart, according to doctor Nelson Castro
Exactly one year after Diego Maradona’s death, an Argentine doctor made new details about his funeral public.
Diego Maradona, who died last year, was apparently buried without his heart. This is what the journalist and doctor Nelson Castro claims.
According to this, an ultra group allegedly wanted to steal the heart of the Argentine football legend during the wake. “A group of the Barras Bravas from Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Maradona’s last station as a trainer, editor’s note) wanted to break in and remove the heart, “said Castro on the Argentine talk show” La Mesa de Juana Viale “.
Ultimately, however, according to Castro, it was possible to prevent such a theft by providing appropriate information in advance: “It was not carried out because it was obviously an act of enormous audacity.” At the same time, the author of the book “Diego’s Health: The Real Story” stated that the former soccer star’s heart had also been removed for medical reasons. “Because obviously the heart was very important in determining the cause of death of Maradona. So it is actually the case that he is buried without a heart,” said Castro.
Castro: “It weighed half a kilo”
At the same time, the doctor revealed some abnormalities regarding the removed organ. “It weighed half a kilo, it was very big. It usually weighs 300 grams. He had an athlete’s heart, which is a big heart, but he had a big heart for another reason,” explained Castro, explaining the reasons on Maradona’s heart failure and heart disease diagnosed in 2000.
Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at the age of 60 after a heart attack. Shortly before the first anniversary of her death, a 37-year-old Cuban woman made serious allegations against the Argentine football legend. Maradona raped her 20 years ago in Cuba, where the 1986 world champion was staying for drug withdrawal, among other things. In addition, she was later detained in a hotel against her will by Maradona’s environment for several weeks.