A man who was detained in the framework of the investigation into the theft of the medical report of seven times world champion of formula one Michael Schumacher has committed suicide in his cell, according to the Zurich Prosecutor’s Office today.
The Zurich Public Ministry has specified that the man was arrested and detained preventively on Tuesday, and that today they have found him hanging in his cell.
According to the first investigations, no other person was involved in the death.
The medical report of Shumacher, who spent several months in a coma in a hospital in Grenoble (France) after suffering an accident while skiing, was allegedly stolen and the thief offered to various media in Germany, France and Switzerland to sell his content.
The Swiss Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation against an unknown person for violation of due secrecy, after receiving a letter rogatory from the French authorities.
After the complaint, the Police identified the thief’s IP address and located it among the officials of the Rega, the Swiss rescue area guard.
The Police investigated and determined a suspect who was arrested yesterday, Tuesday.
During police questioning, the suspect denied the accusations. Today he was scheduled to be questioned by the Zurich Prosecutor.
However, the Public Ministry has had to open another investigation to determine the causes of death.
For now, there is no indication that someone other than the deceased was involved in the theft of the report.
Shumacher’s family had contacted Rega to transfer the pilot from the Grenoble hospital where he was staying to Lausanne, where he is currently recovering.
Thief of Schumacher’s medical report commits suicide
