May 29 (UPI) -- An Argentine trial court judge's appearance in a documentary about the Nov. 25, 2020, death of soccer legend Diego Maradona triggered a mistrial declaration on Thursday.
Judge Julieta Makintach was one of three judges presiding over a trial of seven healthcare workers who are accused of homicide by negligently treating Maradona after he underwent brain surgery.
Makintach appears often in the unreleased documentary regarding Maradona's death and recused herself from the three-judge panel earlier this week.
Her sudden recusal triggered Thursday's mistrial declaration two months after the trial began, and the case will continue with a new judicial panel at a future date.
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