Stricken Michael Schumacher is at the centre of an alleged $15million blackmail plot from a former trusted aid of the F1 legend’s family. Schumacher, now 55, has not been seen since a tragic skiing accident in 2013.

Details of an insider's alleged plot to extort Michael Schumacher's family out of millions of pounds have been released for the first time.

Michael Schumacher's former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche, blackmailed the family of the seven-time F1 world champion, who is in critical condition after the severe skiing accident nearly 11 years

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since a tragic skiing accident in 2013, with his family keeping his true condition under wraps

Revealed for the first time today are extraordinary details about an alleged blackmail plot to extort £12 million from Michael Schumacher’s family. The plot, reportedly orchestrated by a former aide of the F1 legend, involved threats to release highly sensitive personal photos onto the dark web.

A bodyguard working for the family of Michael Schumacher stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in an attempt to blackmail them for euros 15 million ($24m), prosecutors allege.

How the alleged blackmailing plot unfolded. Further details of the alleged scheme will be heard at a trial due to start in Wuppertal this month. Some information about the reporte

Michael Schumacher's former bodyguard is being investigated by German police over claims he threatened to release sensitive photos of the Formula One icon. It is reported that Markus Fritsche and two other individuals threatened the Schumacher clan and demanded $15million for the return of 1,

Michael Schumacher’s family has been targeted in an alleged blackmailing plot involving his former bodyguard. One of the men due to appear in court in Germany this month charged with aiding and abetting the blackmail is Schumacher’s former bodyguard Markus Fritsche.