Athletistic / Formula 1. A former security guard for former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has been arrested in Germany. According to Bild, the man is accused of blackmailing the athlete’s family.

The arrest was made at the request of the Wuppertal city public prosecutor’s office.

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Several other people had already been arrested. It turned out that they were in contact with a person who knew the rider’s private life.

It is alleged that the man was scanning photographs of the Schumacher family. He handed the photos over to the blackmailers, who demanded more than €15 million from the legendary athlete’s family.



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