An Argentine court has granted permission to transfer the remains of football icon Diego Maradona, following a request from his daughters to a mausoleum that will be constructed in central Buenos Aires.
Maradona, who passed away in November 2020 at the age of 60, was recovering from brain surgery to remove a blood clot at the time of his death. The legendary footballer, who had long struggled with cocaine and alcohol addiction, was found dead from a heart attack in a rented home in Buenos Aires just two weeks after his surgery.
Maradona’s daughters requested that his remains be moved from their current resting place in a cemetery to a memorial site named the “M10 Memorial.” The court handling the transfer request is also investigating allegations of potential medical negligence that could have contributed to Maradona’s death.