Schumacher family announce appeal after 'shock' verdict in £12m blackmail plot

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Schumacher family announce appeal after 'shock' verdict in £12m blackmail plot
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The seven-time world champion has led a secret life since his 2013 skiing accident

The family of Michael Schumacher has announced it will launch an appeal after his former bodyguard was sentenced in a £12million blackmail case.

The 53-year-old was one of three men on trial in the German city of Wuppertal accused of conspiring with nightclub bouncer Yilmaz Tozturkan, 53, and IT expert Daniel Lins, 30, to steal the confidential information. Tozturkan contacted the Schumacher family and threatened to publish the information online unless a £12m payment as made.

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