Police search Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's home
Focus of the Germanwings air crash investigation has turned towards understanding what could have motivated the flight’s co-pilot Andreas Lubitz to deliberately crash the plane, as alleged by the French authorities.
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All 150 people on board were killed as the flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed in the French alpine region. On Thursday, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said that Lubitz deliberately crashed the aircraft based on evidence from the cockpit voice recorder.
Meanwhile, German police searched Lubitz's house in Düsseldorf as the investigation continues. His parents' house in the town of Montabaur was also searched, according to the Spanish news agency Efe.
Capital Radio reported rumours that a letter was discovered in Lubitz's house, indicating that he could have had some personal issues including the collapse of a relationship. The Bild reported that Lubitz had received psychiatric treatment because of a “severe depression.”
Elsewhere, Lubitz’s acquaintances told The Guardian that he could have been depressed owing to work related issues. However, the German authorities are yet to release their findings.
Meanwhile, Germanwings CEO Carsten Sophr said in a press conference on Thursday that Lubitz had taken a break in his training six years ago.
“Then he did the tests again, and was deemed 100% fit to fly. At the moment, we are able to state the reasons why he took the break for several months," he added.
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