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The father of one of the Britons killed in the French Alps plane disaster has spoken of his shock over the medical state of the co-pilot believed to have caused the crash.The father of one of the Britons killed in the French Alps plane disaster has spoken of his shock over the medical state of the co-pilot believed to have caused the crash.
Paul Bramley, 28, was one of three Britons who died in the tragedy in March. Paul Bramley, 28, was one of three Britons who died in the tragedy in March. His father, Philip Bramley, was one of the bereaved relatives who were given an update by prosecutors in Paris on the investigation into the actions of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.
His father, Philip Bramley, was one of the bereaved relatives who were given an update by prosecutors in Paris on the investigation into the actions of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.
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Among information given to the families was that Lubitz had seen 41 doctors in recent years but, under German law, none was able to alert his employers to his state of mind.Among information given to the families was that Lubitz had seen 41 doctors in recent years but, under German law, none was able to alert his employers to his state of mind.
Mr Bramley said: “As a family we are still attempting to come to terms with losing Paul and we miss him every day. We do appreciate however the continued updates regarding investigations. Mr Bramley said: “As a family, we are still attempting to come to terms with losing Paul, and we miss him every day. We do appreciate however the continued updates regarding investigations. Nothing could have prepared us for the information that this was no doubt carried out in a premeditated way and planned in every detail. I was shocked to learn that 41 doctors had seen Andreas Lubitz on previous occasions.
“Nothing could have prepared us for the information that this was no doubt carried out in a premeditated way and planned in every detail. I was shocked to learn that 41 doctors had seen Andreas Lubitz on previous occasions.
“Our only hope is that something can be done to stop anyone else from having to face what we and the other families have been through. Everything possible must be done to ensure that anyone flying a plane is fit to do so.”“Our only hope is that something can be done to stop anyone else from having to face what we and the other families have been through. Everything possible must be done to ensure that anyone flying a plane is fit to do so.”
Paul Bramley was originally from Hull. He was studying hospitality and hotel management at César Ritz College in Lucerne, Switzerland, and was about to start an internship on 1 April, shortly after the crash on 24 March. Paul Bramley was originally from Hull. He was studying hospitality and hotel management at César Ritz College in Lucerne, Switzerland, and was about to start an internship on 1 April, shortly after the crash on 24 March. He had just finished his first year at the college and had taken a few days’ holiday with friends in Barcelona before flying back to the UK via Dusseldorf to meet his family.
He had just finished his first year at the college and had taken a few days’ holiday with friends in Barcelona, before flying back to the UK via Dusseldorf to meet his family. The other Britons killed on the Barcelona-Dusseldorf flight – which claimed 150 lives, including that of Lubitz – were Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton, and Julian Pracz-Bandres, aged seven months, from Manchester, who died with his mother, Spanish-born Marina Bandres Lopez-Belio, 37. Evidence suggests Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the captain out of the cockpit.
The other Britons killed on the Barcelona-Dusseldorf flight – which claimed 150 lives including that of Lubitz – were Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton, and Julian Pracz-Bandres, aged seven months, from Manchester, who died alongside his mother, Spanish-born Marina Bandres Lopez-Belio, 37. Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which represents some of the bereaved families, said the families were told in Paris on Thursday that there could potentially be corporate manslaughter charges against Germanwings or its parent company, Lufthansa. They were also told there was clear evidence that the crash was premeditated and that the co-pilot had altered altitude controls on the previous inbound flight.
Evidence suggests Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the captain out of the cockpit. Prosecutors also said Lubitz had taken 10 days off sick in the month before the flight and was on medication that should have been more regularly reviewed.
Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which represents some of the bereaved families, said the families were told in Paris on Thursday that there could potentially be corporate manslaughter charges against Germanwings or its parent company, Lufthansa.
They were also told there was clear evidence that the crash was premeditated and that the co-pilot had altered altitude controls on the previous inbound flight.
Prosecutors also said Lubitz had 10 days off sick in the month before the flight and was on medication that should have been more regularly reviewed.
Clive Garner, the head of aviation law at Irwin Mitchell, said: “Several months on from this tragedy, the families we represent are still trying to come to terms with the sudden and terrible loss of their loved ones in such incredibly difficult circumstances. This will no doubt be a long and painful journey for them.Clive Garner, the head of aviation law at Irwin Mitchell, said: “Several months on from this tragedy, the families we represent are still trying to come to terms with the sudden and terrible loss of their loved ones in such incredibly difficult circumstances. This will no doubt be a long and painful journey for them.
“We welcome the detailed information provided about the events involving Germanwings flight 9525, and the families we represent are pleased that the corporate responsibility of the airline is being taken so seriously. “We welcome the detailed information provided about the events involving Germanwings flight 9525, and the families we represent are pleased that the corporate responsibility of the airline is being taken so seriously. However, the news regarding the extent of Andreas Lubitz’s medical history and the severity of his condition raises very serious questions about how the fitness of commercial airline pilots should be assessed in future.”
“However, the news regarding the extent of Andreas Lubitz’s medical history and the severity of his condition raises very serious questions about how the fitness of commercial airline pilots should be assessed in future.”