News: Michael Schumacher medical file theft suspect found dead in jail cell
Alleged to have tried to sell files to newspapers
Published 06 August 2014
THE MAN accused of stealing the medical files of Michael Schumacher, the former F1 driver who suffered a devastating head injury during a skiing accident in December, has been found hanged in his jail cell, according to Swiss police.
The unnamed man, who was a manager for Rega, the Swiss air rescue firm that flew Schumacher from his hospital in Grenoble to a Swiss medical centre in June, is alleged to have stolen the medical records before offering them for sale to several newspapers around Europe for a reported fee of 50,000 Euros (£40,000).
At that time, Schumacher’s wife announced that he was no longer in the medically-induced coma aimed at reducing swelling in his brain.
