Families' fury at airline as police find pile of torn-up sick notes in home of killer co-pilot [View all]

[Surya Gayatri]

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3013743/Germanwings-pilot-slipped-safety-net-devastating-consequences.html

Following a search of Lubitz's Dusseldorf apartment, investigators today revealed they had found old torn-up sick leave notes, current ones and one issued for the day of the disaster.

Prosecutors said the finds indicate 28-year-old Lubitz may have had a medical condition which he kept secret from his employers, budget airline Germanwings. They said have found no suicide note or claim of responsibility and no evidence of a political or religious motivation.

Prosecutor's spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck said in a written statement that torn-up sick notes for the day of the crash 'support the current preliminary assessment that the deceased hid his illness from his employer and colleagues'.

Such sick notes from doctors excusing employees from work are common in Germany and issued even for minor illnesses. Mr Herrenbrueck didn't say details of what illness Lubitz was suffering from.
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Wouldn't want to be in Lufthansa's shoes right now. They must be in hyper-crisis mode in apprehension of the multi-million $ lawsuits for failure of their 'fit-to-fly' assessment procedures.