The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona “must be conserved”
in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court
ruled on Wednesday.
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Maradona died of a heart attack last month and was buried on
Nov. 26 in a cemetery just outside Buenos Aires.
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While Maradona’s lawyer had previously told Reuters that DNA
samples already exist, the court said the former Boca Juniors and
Napoli player’s body must not be cremated at some later date.
Five recognised children and six with filiation requests are
part of a complex inheritance process in Argentina.
One of the six, Magalí Gil, 25, says she found out two years ago
that the soccer icon was her biological father.
The ruling from the National Court of First Instance in Civil
Matters No. 56 also said: “Ms. Gil requests that a study be carried
out … and that for this purpose the acting prosecutor’s office send
a DNA sample.”
Maradona recognised four children in Argentina and one in Italy,
which he had during his time as a player in the country.
The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona “must be conserved”
in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court
ruled on Wednesday.
Maradona died of a heart attack last month and was buried on
Nov. 26 in a cemetery just outside Buenos Aires.
While Maradona’s lawyer had previously told Reuters that DNA
samples already exist, the court said the former Boca Juniors and
Napoli player’s body must not be cremated at some later date.
Five recognised children and six with filiation requests are
part of a complex inheritance process in Argentina.
One of the six, Magalí Gil, 25, says she found out two years ago
that the soccer icon was her biological father.
The ruling from the National Court of First Instance in Civil
Matters No. 56 also said: “Ms. Gil requests that a study be carried
out … and that for this purpose the acting prosecutor’s office send
a DNA sample.”
Maradona recognised four children in Argentina and one in Italy,
which he had during his time as a player in the country.