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Germanwings pilot saw 41 doctors in 5 years, 7 in month before crash

Germanwings pilot saw 41 doctors in 5 years, 7 in month before crash

By Agence France Presse

A picture released on March 27, 2015 shows the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525 Andreas Lubitz taking part in the Airport Hamburg 10-mile run on September 13, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: AFP/FIle

PARIS: The Germanwings co-pilot who deliberately ploughed a plane into the French Alps saw 41 doctors in five years, seven of them in the month before the crash that left 150 dead, a prosecutor said Friday. Andreas Lubitz, 'concerned about his health and fearing a loss of his sight' suffered from severe depression and 'psychosis', said Brice Robin, prosecutor for the southern city of Marseille, after meeting families of the victims.