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HE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN IN THE PILOTS SEAT…….

Crazed pilot should not even have been at work: Families’ fury at revelation killer nicknamed ‘Tomato Andy’ hid secret mental illness and had pile of torn-up sick notes – including one for fatal Tuesday

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The killer co-pilot who locked his captain out of the cockpit before crashing his plane into a mountain had hid a secret illness, it emerged today. Police investigating the tragedy found a doctor had signed Andreas Lubitz (main picture) off sick for the day he killed 149 people and himself by bringing down his Germanwings Airbus A320. After searching Lubitz’s apartment in Dusseldorf (left), German authorities today ruled out any political or religious motivation for his actions. Friends have told how he was teased by other pilots and nicknamed ‘Tomato Andy’ because of his previous job as a flight steward. Investigators and recovery teams are still at the scene of the crash in the French Alps (right and inset), where victims’ families have gathered as details of what happened continue to emerge. More here.

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