German prosecutors say two men who allegedly tried blackmailing the family of former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher were detained earlier this month.
FILE - Michael Schumacher announces his retirement from Formula One during a press conference at the Suzuka Circuit venue for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan, Oct. 4, 2012. Prosecutors in the western German city of Wuppertal said Monday the suspects told employees of the family that they were in possession of files that the family would not want to be published.
Thanks to “technical measures,” investigators were able to track down the suspects, a father and a son from Wuppertal, ages 53 and 30, who are both on probation in another case, dpa reported. They were detained on June 19 on a supermarket parking lot in the central town of Gross-Gerau and are in custody. Their names weren't given in line with German privacy rules.
Schumacher suffered a near-fatal brain injury while skiing in the French Alps at Meribel in December 2013. He had fallen and his head hit a rock, which split open his helmet. Since being transferred from a hospital in September 2014, the seven-time F1 champion has been cared for privately at a family home in Switzerland.
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