German court punishes group who threatened to post images, videos and medical reports of the seven-time F1 world champion on the dark web, unless his family paid €15million ransom

Three men have been found guilty in a case of attempted blackmail against Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher's family.

Three men have been found guilty of trying to blackmail the family of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher. The men threatened to release around 900 photos and 600 videos of Mr Schumacher, his wife, and two grown-up children unless they were paid a £12 million sum.

Michael Schumacher's life changed forever. The F1 icon, who had managed to avoid serious injury during his racing career, tragically veered off course and struck his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps while on holiday with his family.

Some 900 photos and almost 600 videos of the family - plus medical records - were confiscated from the perpetrators, the public prosecutor's office said.

The men behind the plot to blackmail Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher have been handed prison sentences following a hearing at a German court. The seven-time champion's former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche,

Three men convicted for attempting to blackmail Michael Schumacher's family with private photos and medical records for $15.6M.

A German court has convicted three people, including a ringleader, for attempting to blackmail Michael Schumacher's family by threatening to release photos and videos of the F1 legend. The plot leader received a three-year prison sentence,

Tozturkan and two other men were found guilty of a blackmail plot in which they threated to release private photos and videos of Schumacher on the dark web if they were not paid b

A German court has found three people guilty of attempting to blackmail the family of Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher, with the plot leader sentenced to three years in prison. All three, including the 53-year-old ringleader and his son,