Michael Schumacher’s privacy was almost violated in a horrifying incident almost six years ago. The German world champion was lying in his bed when a “close” friend committed a stunning act of betrayal.
The friend snapped a picture of the struggling star and left his Switzerland home with the evidence. Schumacher’s pal then stunningly offered the images to news outlets across Europe in December 2016.
Reports suggest they demanded a price tag of around £1million for the first photographs of the F1 icon since his injury back in 2013. German prosecutors confirmed that an “unknown person” was behind the shock incident.
Prosecutors described the move as a “violation of his personal range of life” and a breach of his privacy. The images have never been seen in public as Schumacher’s family have kept his privacy under wraps.
Schumacher suffered head injuries after colliding with a rock while skiing with family in December 2013. He was airlifted to Grenoble hospital and was pulled out of his coma a year later.
