Argentine prosecutors investigate Maradona's death

Argentine justice officials are investigating the death of soccer star Diego Maradona and have ordered a search of his personal doctor's properties, a local prosecutor's office said on Sunday (November 29)

Maradona died from a heart attack on Wednesday (November 25), aged 60 - prompting a global outpouring of emotional tributes.

The search was requested by prosecutors in the affluent Buenos Aires suburb San Isidro and was signed by a local judge, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office.

It said that by virtue of evidence that had been collected, it was considered "necessary" to request searches at the home and office of Maradona's personal physician Leopoldo Luque.

The prosecutor's office provided no information on what prompted the investigation.

Maradona's lawyer, Matias Moria, on Thursday (November 26) said he would ask for a full investigation of the circumstances of the soccer legend's death, criticizing what he said was a slow response by emergency service.