One of Diego Maradona's carers crushed sleeping pills into his beer so he wasn't a nuisance at night, investigators have been told. Morel described Maradona's relationship with alcohol as 'complicated' in the months before his November 25 death, saying he was drinking beer and wine. Photos published at the start of December showed Diego had died in a cramped makeshift bedroom. 'Diego takes sleeping pills, but here Diego's problem is alcohol and it's well known. Last week Mario Baudry, a lawyer acting for Dieguito Fernando, said he feared Maradona 'hangers-on' could have pilfered much of the multi-millionaire's estimated £75million fortune.

Source: Daily Mail February 17, 2021 15:29 UTC