Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident on a family holiday in the French Alps in December 2013; Schumacher is 56 years old and a seven-time F1 world champion,

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.

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A district court in Wuppertal, western Germany, sentenced the main defendant to three years in prison, while his son received a six-month suspended sentence and a fine of 1,200 euros, news agency dpa reported on Wednesday. The main defendant had previous convictions.

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

A nightclub bouncer who was the architect behind a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for $24 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Michael Schumacher was at the heart of a stunning attempt by a former trusted aide to extort £12m (€14.5m) from his family but after the plot was unveiled, those responsible now face lengthy jail sent

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,

The former world champion's ex bodyguard, Markus Fritsche, was arrested over the summer and has now received his sentencing

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

A nightclub bouncer who masterminded a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for £12 million has been jailed for three years. Yilmaz Tozturkan, 53, was arrested along with two other men after hard drives containing private pictures, videos and medical records of the F1 legend were stolen.