Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Suspect in Schumacher medical file case found dead

(Mercedes AMG F1 Team)

The man suspected of stealing and offering for sale the medical records of seven time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has been found dead in a prison cell. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday after offering the files to journalists for a reported fee of €50,000.

The unnamed man was found this morning when prison officers were bringing him breakfast according the prosecutors in Zurich.

The man, who worked for the air ambulance service who transported Schumacher from the hospital in Grenoble to the rehabilitation centre in Switzerland denied any wrong doing.

© Ben Johnston 2014 

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