German prosecutors charge three in Schumacher blackmail case
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Berlin: German prosecutors said Wednesday they were bringing charges against three men arrested this year over a blackmail plot targeting the family o...
Berlin: German prosecutors said Wednesday they were bringing charges against three men arrested this year over a blackmail plot targeting the family of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.
They said the chief suspect, a 53-year-old man from the western city of Wuppertal, had threatened to release private photos and videos and demanded 15 million euros ($16.7 million) from Schumacher's family.
These allegedly included images of the seven-time Formula One champion before and after the 2013 skiing accident in the French Alps which left him with a serious brain injury.
Schumacher, 55, has not been seen in public since.
The images allegedly came from another 53-year-old, from the western town of Wuelfrath, who worked as a security guard for the Schumacher family until 2021.
