Prosecutors, with a judicial order, carried out
searches in the house and the private office of Agustina
Cosachov in Buenos Aires, as they had done on Sunday with the
properties of Maradona's personal doctor Leopoldo Luque.
"These are routine measures when investigating the causes of
death of a patient," Cosachov's lawyer, Vadim Mischanchuk, told
local television. "What is being sought is a medical history on
telephones and computers."
Maradona, who fought long battles with addiction, died of a
heart attack at the age of 60 last week after undergoing brain
surgery earlier in November for a blood clot.
The World Cup winner's death had ripple effects around the globe
and drew an outpouring of grief from Argentina to Naples, Italy.
Prosecutors are investigating possible "malpractice" and if
necessary medical requirements for care were met, the lawyer
Mischanchuk said.
Two sources close the case, who declined to be named, told
Reuters "doctors are the main ones being targeted by the
prosecution" for Maradona's death. The probe was looking at
possible wrongful death and medical negligence, they said.
Maradona's lawyer, Matias Morla, said last week he would ask for
a full investigation of the circumstances of the sport star's
death, criticizing what he said was a slow response by emergency
service.
(Reporting by Ramiro Scandolo; Editing by Nicolas Misculin, Adam
Jourdan and Tom Brown)
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