Germanwings co-pilot's torn sick note, recent treatment at hospital provide clues in crash probe
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Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz ripped up a doctor’s note excusing him from work on the day he crashed a crowded passenger plane into a mountain, according to prosecutors Friday, and was undergoing treatment at a German hospital where doctors last saw him two weeks before the crash.
University Hospital Dusseldorf acknowledged treating Lubitz but dismissed as "incorrect" media reports that it was for depression. The facility refused to say what Lubitz was being treated for, citing patient confidentiality.
The hospital said Friday Lubitz visited the clinic for “diagnostic clarifications” in February and, most recently, on March 10.
Prosecutors in Germany reported Friday that Lubitz was being treated for a medical illness that he hid from his employer. Investigators found torn-up doctor's notes, including one declaring Lubitz unfit for work on the day of the crash, and other papers in searches at the home of his parents and at an apartment he kept in Dusseldorf. The evidence could provide clues as to why he apparently deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps Tuesday morning, killing all 150 people on board.
Dusseldorf prosecutor Christoph Kumpa said the doctor's note for the day of the crash indicated the co-pilot "was declared by a medical doctor unfit to work."
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