'I'm carrying the weight of the tragedy on my shoulders': Father of killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz breaks his silence as it emerges his son was seeking treatment for problems with his sight
- Andreas Lubitz told former girlfriend he was planning an act so horrifying his name would be remembered forever
- He was a master of hiding his darkest thoughts and frightened his former lover so much she decided to leave him
- Startling revelations add weight to claims the pilot concealed medical condition that should have stopped him flying
- Comes after it emerged Lubitz should have been off sick on day he deliberately crashed plane into mountainside
- Torn-up sick notes have been found in 27-year-old's flat which showed he had hidden extent of illness from airline
- Sources close to the investigation claim Lubitz had sought help for vision problems in the weeks leading up to the crash despite being deemed 'fit to fly' by the airline which carries out strict physical and psychological testing
The father of killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz has spoken for the first time since the Germanwings disaster, saying that he carries the weight of the tragedy on his shoulders.
He is understood to have spoken to Bernard Bartolini, the mayor of Prads-Haute-Bléone, a town close to the crash site, at a memorial for relatives of those who died when the Airbus A320 was deliberately flown into the French Alps.
In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Mr Bartolini said Lubitz's father was a 'broken man' who was distraught with grief over his son's death and what he might have done. Mr Bartolini added that Mr Lubitz was 'carrying the weight of the tragedy on his shoulders'.
The insight into the personal suffering of Lubitz's family comes after a haunting new image emerged of the pilot. It was also claimed today that he may have sought treatment for problems with his vision in the weeks leading up to the crash.
Lubitz, who is pictured smiling into the camera in the selfie which appears to have been taken in his bathroom, is said to have sought help over his vision as recently as March 10, amid fears his eye problems may have jeopardised his ability to continue working as a pilot.
It came as police revealed that evidence found at his home suggested he was suffering from a 'serious psychosomatic illness'. Officers reportedly found a variety of drugs used to treat mental illness at his flat in Dusseldorf, appearing to substantiate claims he was severely depressed.
And a former partner described him as a tormented, erratic man who was a master of hiding his darkest thoughts and would wake up from nightmares screaming ‘we’re going down’.
The 26-year-old Germanwings stewardess, known only as Maria W, revealed to a German newspaper how Lubitz ominously told her last year: ‘One day I will do something that will change the whole system, and then all will know my name and remember it.’
The startling revelations add weight to the claims that Lubitz tried to conceal medical conditions that should have stopped him flying.
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