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German prosecutors say the co-pilot who crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 researched how to obtain deadly drugs and the possibility of a living will, a finding that suggests he was considering other means of killing himself until the last minute.German prosecutors say the co-pilot who crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 researched how to obtain deadly drugs and the possibility of a living will, a finding that suggests he was considering other means of killing himself until the last minute.
Düsseldorf prosecutor Christoph Kumpa confirmed a report published in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung on Friday that Andreas Lubitz had searched on the internet for potassium cyanide, valium and lethal combinations of medicines.Düsseldorf prosecutor Christoph Kumpa confirmed a report published in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung on Friday that Andreas Lubitz had searched on the internet for potassium cyanide, valium and lethal combinations of medicines.
He also searched for the term “living will” on 23 March, the day before the crash. A living will outlines a patient’s wishes for medical care if they are unable to communicate with doctors.He also searched for the term “living will” on 23 March, the day before the crash. A living will outlines a patient’s wishes for medical care if they are unable to communicate with doctors.
Prosecutors say Lubitz locked his captain out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into a mountainside during a flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, killing all 150 people on board.Prosecutors say Lubitz locked his captain out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into a mountainside during a flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, killing all 150 people on board.
A key source of evidence has been the browsing history on a tablet computer found at the 27-year-old’s flat. Prosecutors previously said Lutitz searched online for suicide methods and cockpit door security in the week before the crash. The browsing history on a tablet computer found at the 27-year-old’s flat has been a key source of evidence. Prosecutors previously said Lutitz searched online for suicide methods and cockpit door security in the week before the crash.
Prosecutors in Germany and France are investigating the crash. On Thursday, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said information from Lubitz’s tablet showed he had also investigated vision problems, and “feared going blind”, which would have ended his aviation career. Prosecutors in Germany and France are investigating the crash. On Thursday, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said information from Lubitz’s tablet showed he had also investigated vision problems and feared his eyesight was failing, which would have ended his aviation career.
Lubitz, who had a history of depression, attended seven medical appointments in the month before the crash, including three with a psychiatrist, and had taken eight sick days off work, Robin said. Lubitz, who had a history of depression, attended seven medical appointments in the month before the crash, including three with a psychiatrist, and had taken eight days off work sick, Robin said.
Some of the doctors felt Lubitz was psychologically unstable and unfit to fly, Robin said, but did not report that information to anyone because of medical secrecy laws. Some of the doctors felt Lubitz was psychologically unstable and unfit to fly, Robin said, but did not report that information to anyone because of medical privacy laws.
He said it was not yet clear if the pilot’s vision concerns were real or imagined. He said it was not yet clear whether his concerns about his vision concerns were real or imagined.