Co-pilot treated for suicidal tendencies, prosecutors say

March 30, 2015 at 8:47 a.m.

by The Associated Press

This is an undated image taken from Facebook of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in San Francisco, Calif. Lubitz the co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and “intentionally” rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps on Tuesday, ignoring the captain’s frantic pounding on the cockpit door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday, March 26, 2015. In a split second, he killed all 150 people aboard the plane.
This is an undated image taken from Facebook of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in San Francisco, Calif. Lubitz the co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and “intentionally” rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps on Tuesday, ignoring the captain’s frantic pounding on the cockpit door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday, March 26, 2015. In a split second, he killed all 150 people aboard the plane.

MARSEILLE, France — German prosecutors say the co-pilot of the Germanwings passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps had received treatment for suicidal tendencies.

Duesseldorf prosecutors said Andreas Lubitz received psychotherapy "with a note about suicidal tendencies" for several years before becoming a pilot.

Prosecutors' spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck said Monday that investigators have found no indication of a motive so far as to why Lubitz crashed the plane, nor any sign of a physical illness.

All 150 people on board died in the crash.


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