The body of football legend Diego Maradona "must be conserved" pending a paternity case, an Argentine court has ruled, halting cremation plans.
Maradona died
from a heart attack last month, aged 60.
Responding to
a lawsuit filed by a woman who says Maradona could be her father, the court
said a DNA sample of the footballer must be submitted.
He had two
daughters from a marriage. After his divorce he recognised paternity of six
more children.
The case was
brought by a 25-year-old, Magalí Gil, who is not among them.
Ms Gil, who
was adopted, says her birth mother contacted her two years ago to say that her
father "may be Diego Maradona".
In a video
posted on Instagram, Ms Gil said it was a "universal right" to know
"if Diego Maradona is my biological father or not".
After his
death on 25 November, Maradona was buried in a private cemetery near Buenos
Aires. A court ruled on 30 November at the time that his body not be cremated
until all necessary forensic tests had been carried out.
No comments:
Post a Comment