And now the BBC have reported that three men have been convicted of blackmail after an investigation into the incident. Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for threatening to upload 900 personal photos, almost 600 videos and confidential medical records to the dark web unless the Schumacher family paid €15m (£12m).

As the trio behind a cruel plot threatening to reveal Michael Schumacher's medical records to the world are sentenced, we take a look at his wife Corinna's determination to protect him

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.

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.

The pair from Wuppertal in western Germany threatened to release private photos and videos of the of the seven-time Formula One champion if they did not get

A German court has found three people guilty of attempting to blackmail the family of Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher.

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,

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