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Schumacher Extortion Retrial Opens in Wuppertal as One Defendant Drops Appeal

The appeals focus on whether the former security employee acted as a co‑perpetrator, with a missing second hard drive underscoring unresolved risks.

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Michael Schumacher
Die Frau der Renn-Legende möchte in zweiter Instanz ein strengeres Urteil erreichen.
Im Fall der mutmaßlichen versuchten Erpressung der Familie von Formel-1-Rekordweltmeister Michael Schumacher hat der Berufungsprozess in Wuppertal begonnen. Die Angeklagten und die Familie legten Berufung gegen das Urteil des Amtsgerichts ein.

Overview

  • The Wuppertal Regional Court began the retrial on Friday, setting five hearing dates running into early December.
  • The presiding judge said chances of success in the appeals were unlikely, after which the 31-year-old son withdrew his appeal and his six-month suspended sentence became final.
  • Proceedings continue for the main accused, Yilmaz T., and ex-security worker Markus F., whose precise role in the scheme remains disputed.
  • The Schumacher family, appearing as joint plaintiffs, seeks to have the former security employee convicted as a co‑perpetrator rather than an accomplice to enable a harsher sentence.
  • Prosecutors say one of two hard drives is still unaccounted for, while the case centers on a €15 million demand tied to threats to publish about 900 photos, nearly 600 videos and parts of a digitized medical file.