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[h=4]Prosecutor: German co-pilot hid illness from employer[/h]The co-pilot blamed for deliberately crashing a German airliner into the Alps had concealed an illness from his employers and tore up a doctor's note that called for him to go on medical leave on the day of the tragedy.
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German prosecutors say the co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane hid an illness from his employers. A doctor's note found inside his home reportedly says Lubitz required an extensive medical leave from work. VPC
Police carry computer, a box and bags out of the residence of the parents of Andreas Lubitz, co-pilot on Germanwings flight 4U9525. The photo was taken on March 26 in Montabaur, Germany.(Photo: Thomas Lohnes, Getty Images)
The co-pilot blamed for deliberately crashing a German airliner into the Alps had concealed an illness from his employers and tore up a doctor's note that called for him to go on medical leave on the day of the tragedy, according to a statement from German prosecutors.
Police found the medical certificate and other documents during a search Thursday at the Dusseldorf apartment of Andreas Lubitz, the 27-year-old Germanwings co-pilot.
Germanwings said in a statement Friday that it had received no such sick leave note for the day of the ill-fated flight. Lufthansa, the parent-company of Germanwings, previously said Lubitz was "100% fit to fly."
The statement by the Dusseldorf prosecutors office said police found no suicide note or claim of responsibility from the co-pilot, who investigators said deliberately crashed the plane on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board. The officials also said the search found no evidence of a political or religious background linked to the tragedy.
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The statement said police found medical documents "indicating an existing illness and corresponding medical treatment."
"A torn-up current sick note, also valid for the day of the incident " was among the documents, the prosecutor said, adding that this "would -- according to preliminary evaluation -- support the assumption that the deceased had concealed his illness towards his employer and his occupational environment.""
The statement did not disclose the nature of Lubitz's illness, although German media outlets reported he may have suffered from depression. Dusseldorf University clinic said Lubitz went to the facility in February and March, most recently on March 10, for diagnosis but denied he was treated there for depression, Sky News reports.
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Germany's Federal Aviation Office has requested that Lufthansa provide access to the co-pilot's medical records, DPA reports. The information would then be sent to French investigators, the news agency said.
The cockpit voice recorder revealed Lubitz deliberately locked the pilot out of the cockpit and then initiated a descent that led to the deaths of all aboard the plane bound from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, French prosecutor Brice Robin said Thursday. He provided no motive.
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Investigators searched Lubitz's apartment in Dusseldorf and the home of his parents in Montabaur, about 40 miles from Bonn. They were seen removing boxes and large blue bags from both residences.
Unconfirmed reports circulating in the German media suggested that Lubitz — by all official accounts a skilled pilot with a distinguished training record who was not being monitored by security services — may have been suffering from depression.
Andreas Lubitz competes at the Airportrun on Sept. 13, 2009, in Hamburg, Germany.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Michael Mueller, AP)
Bild reported that on several occasions his training at Lufthansa's flight school in Phoenix, Ariz., was interrupted for mental health reasons after he had a "serious depressive episode." The German tabloid reported that Lubitz may even have undergone treatment after being what it called "demoted" several times during his training in the United States.
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSProsecutor: German co-pilot hid illness from employer | 01:16German prosecutors say the co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane hid an illness from his employers. A doctor's note found inside his home reportedly says Lubitz required an extensive medical leave from work. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSHow an Airbus 320 cockpit should work | 01:15French prosecutors said today that the pilot of the Germanwings plane was locked out of the cockpit during the crash. Here's a look at how an Airbus 320 cockpit should work. Sierra Oshrin
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSCo-pilot who crashed German plane trained in Arizona | 00:41The co-pilot responsible for crashing a Germanwings airplane into the French Alps underwent training at a facility in Goodyear, Arizona. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSCo-pilot 'deliberately' crashed Germanwings plane | 01:42A French prosecutor alleges that the co-pilot intentionally sent Germanwings Flight 9525 into its doomed descent. He is identified as German national Andreas Lubitz. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSBlack box recovered from Alps plane crash is damaged | 01:32French investigators comb the crash site where a Germanwings jetliner went down in the Alps, killing all 150 people onboard. Airline industry officials are looking into the safety record of the Airbus A320. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSObama on crash: Loss of children 'heartbreaking' | 01:55President Obama expressed his condolences for the victims of the Germanwings Flight 9525 jet crash. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSFrench rescuers search for clues in plane crash | 01:26Rescue crews combed a section of the French Alps Tuesday, looking through the wreckage of a Germanwings flight that crashed, killing 150 people aboard. (March 24) AP
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSWarning signs absent for Germanwings pilot | 01:38Investigators and people who knew Andreas Lubitz say there were no warning signs that could have predicted his decision to intentionally crash a Germanwings airliner Tuesday, killing himself and 149 others. (March 26) AP
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSAmerican mom, daughter killed in German plane crash | 01:23Family and friends of the mother and daughter from Virginia, Yvonne and Emily Selke, who were killed in the crash of a German airliner in the French Alps described the victims as "caring, amazing" people. VPC
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSRaw: Leaders visit site of deadly plane crash | 01:20World leaders from France, Germany and Spain arrive at the staging site where a Germanwings flight crashed into an Alpine mountainside. (March 24) AP
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSWhite House on crash: No link to terrorism found | 03:02USA TODAY's Hadley Malcolm speaks with Kim Hjelmgaard regarding the latest details from the press conference of the Lufthansa plane crash. USA TODAY
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSEuropean discount carriers have good safety records | 02:20Germanwings flight 9525 crashed Tuesday in the French Alps with 150 passengers and crew on board. USA TODAY
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPSDespite high profile incidents, crashes are rare | 01:43Even in developing nations, the risk is only one death in one million flights. Image courtesy AP Jason Allen
GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS'No survivors' indicated in France plane crash | 00:54Around 150 people are feared dead after a passenger jet went down in southern France. Lufthansa, which owns the Germanwings plane, called it a "dark day" for the airline. VPC
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The newspaper referred to him as a mass murderer. It said the "episode" was noted on his medical records held by the aviation authorities. Der Spiegel also separately reported the findings that have not been confirmed.
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Germany's Federal Aviation Office would not confirm the report. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Thursday that Lubitz's training was "interrupted" six years ago, but declined to elaborate.
Thomas Winkelmann, the low-cost carrier's chief executive, released a statement Friday saying that the airline has begun setting up a family assistance center in Marseille, France, and that briefings with family members will start there on Saturday.
"The suffering and pain this catastrophe has caused is immeasurable," he said in the statement. "No words can express it and no amount of consolation is sufficient but we want to be there for visiting family members and friends if our support is desired."
Contributing: Mihret Yohannes in Berlin
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