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Was Mental Illness behind the Germanwings Crash?
The Germanwings co-copilot accused of deliberately crashing his plane may have been suffering from mental illness. Investigators have found torn medical notes excusing Andreas Lubitz from work — which he failed to share with Lufthansa, his employer. Vivienne Walt is covering the story for Time magazine from her base in Paris.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Germanwings co-copilot accused of deliberately crashing his plane may have been suffering from mental illness. Investigators have found torn medical notes excusing Andreas Lubitz from work — which he failed to share with Lufthansa, his employer. Vivienne Walt is covering the story for Time magazine from her base in Paris.
