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| Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz received treatment for suicidal tendencies several years ago, according to a statement released by prosecutors. | |
| “The co-pilot received psychotherapy treatment, with recorded suicidal tendencies, several years ago – before receiving his pilot’s licence,” the statement from the Düsseldorf chief prosecutor, Ralf Herrenbrück, said. | |
| But the prosecutor also noted the suicidal symptoms had not been recorded during subsequent treatment, which appears to have lasted until shortly before last week’s crash. “In the following time and until recently there were further doctors’ visits and sick notes, without suicidal tendencies or aggression towards others attested,” the statement said. | But the prosecutor also noted the suicidal symptoms had not been recorded during subsequent treatment, which appears to have lasted until shortly before last week’s crash. “In the following time and until recently there were further doctors’ visits and sick notes, without suicidal tendencies or aggression towards others attested,” the statement said. |
| Lubitz, 27, is believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 into a mountain in southern France last Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board. | Lubitz, 27, is believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 into a mountain in southern France last Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board. |
| But, underlining that no claim of responsibility had been found, Herrenbrück remained carefully reluctant to interpret the evidence. “Please understand that the state prosecutor cannot and will not speculate on the motives of the deceased co-pilot,” he said. “Investigative authorities are obliged to adhere to the facts alone.” | But, underlining that no claim of responsibility had been found, Herrenbrück remained carefully reluctant to interpret the evidence. “Please understand that the state prosecutor cannot and will not speculate on the motives of the deceased co-pilot,” he said. “Investigative authorities are obliged to adhere to the facts alone.” |
| “No circumstances have been found in his direct personal or family circles or at his workplace that offer solid indications of a possible motive,” he added. | “No circumstances have been found in his direct personal or family circles or at his workplace that offer solid indications of a possible motive,” he added. |
| Last week, it was revealed that Lubitz had visited Düsseldorf University hospital on 10 March, for what the hospital would only describe as a “diagnostic evaluation”. Citing patient confidentiality, a brief hospital statement said it would not reveal any further details, but insisted that media reports that he had been treated for depression there had been false. | |
| The suicide-mass-murder theory is based on the cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crash site near the village of Le Vernet. According to Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the captain, Patrick Sondheimer, asked Lubitz to prepare the plane to land in Düsseldorf. Lubitz responded “laconically”. Sondheimer then left the cockpit to go to the toilet, telling his co-pilot: “You can take over.” | The suicide-mass-murder theory is based on the cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crash site near the village of Le Vernet. According to Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the captain, Patrick Sondheimer, asked Lubitz to prepare the plane to land in Düsseldorf. Lubitz responded “laconically”. Sondheimer then left the cockpit to go to the toilet, telling his co-pilot: “You can take over.” |
| There was a sound of a seat being pushed back, and the door clicking shut. According to Bild, the plane then went into a steady descent. Minutes later there was a loud knocking and the voice of the captain saying: “For God’s sake open the door.” In the final moments the screams of passengers could be heard. | There was a sound of a seat being pushed back, and the door clicking shut. According to Bild, the plane then went into a steady descent. Minutes later there was a loud knocking and the voice of the captain saying: “For God’s sake open the door.” In the final moments the screams of passengers could be heard. |
| It was reported earlier on Monday that Düsseldorf police had set up a task force of more than 100 officers to investigate the Germanwings crash. The team is to investigate both Lubitz’s background and help collect information to help identify the 70 German victims. | It was reported earlier on Monday that Düsseldorf police had set up a task force of more than 100 officers to investigate the Germanwings crash. The team is to investigate both Lubitz’s background and help collect information to help identify the 70 German victims. |
| Forensic teams have identified 78 distinct DNA strands from body parts spread across the remote mountainside where flight 4U9525 crashed. | Forensic teams have identified 78 distinct DNA strands from body parts spread across the remote mountainside where flight 4U9525 crashed. |
| Rescuers are still, however, to locate the plane’s second black box — its flight data recorder — six days after the Barcelona-to-Düsseldorf flight crashed into a rocky ravine at 435mph (700km/h). | Rescuers are still, however, to locate the plane’s second black box — its flight data recorder — six days after the Barcelona-to-Düsseldorf flight crashed into a rocky ravine at 435mph (700km/h). |
| Between 400 and 600 body parts have been located and are being examined. | |
| “We haven’t found a single body intact,” said Patrick Touron, the deputy director of the police’s criminal research institute. Identification experts were using dental records, DNA samples from family members, fingerprints, jewellery and bits of ID card to help the process. | “We haven’t found a single body intact,” said Patrick Touron, the deputy director of the police’s criminal research institute. Identification experts were using dental records, DNA samples from family members, fingerprints, jewellery and bits of ID card to help the process. |
| The black box, which is actually orange and weighs around 10kg, was originally in a protective casing, but only the empty casing has been found. | The black box, which is actually orange and weighs around 10kg, was originally in a protective casing, but only the empty casing has been found. |
| Capt Yves Naffrechoux, a mountain ranger, told Agence France-Presse: “If it has not been completely destroyed or pulverised, the black box will be under the rubble and debris. We must work with caution and a lot of precision. We have to look under every last bit of plane and lift every rock.” | Capt Yves Naffrechoux, a mountain ranger, told Agence France-Presse: “If it has not been completely destroyed or pulverised, the black box will be under the rubble and debris. We must work with caution and a lot of precision. We have to look under every last bit of plane and lift every rock.” |
| An access road was being built to the site to allow all-terrain vehicles to remove some of the larger parts of the plane. | An access road was being built to the site to allow all-terrain vehicles to remove some of the larger parts of the plane. |