Apparently further suicide in the Hessian Ministry of Finance

Another tragedy shakes Hessian state politics: According to information from the editorial network Germany, there was another suicide in the Ministry of Finance.

• Two deaths shake Hessian state politics in the middle of the Corona crisis. 
• Finance Minister Thomas Schäfer (CDU) ended his life at the end of March. 
• Now there was another suicide in the Ministry of Finance *. 

Wiesbaden - After the alleged suicide of the Hessian finance minister Thomas Schäfer (CDU) , according to information from the editorial network Germany (RND) another senior employee of the Hessian finance department apparently committed suicide . The civil servant was "found lifeless in his office on Thursday morning," the RND quotes an internal email from the State Secretary for Finance, Martin Worms, to the employees of the Ministry of Finance in Wiesbaden. The police assume suicide.

After finance minister Thomas Schäfer's suicide: Another mysterious death in the Hessian Ministry of Finance 

The closer circumstances and backgrounds are so far unclear, the RND further reported. At the end of March, Finance Minister Schäfer's death caused nationwide dismay. Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) had spoken of a desperate act in connection with the financial management of the Corona crisis. The 54-year-old had apparently seen no way out. Schäfer, who was believed to be Bouffier's successor, was found dead on an ICE line in the Main-Taunus district.

In general, we do not report suicides so that such cases do not encourage potential imitators. Reporting takes place only when the circumstances receive special public attention. If you or a person you know is suffering from an existential life crisis or depression, please contact the telephone counseling service on 0800-1110111. Help is also provided by the psychiatric crisis service for Munich and Upper Bavaria at 0180-6553000. Further information can be found on the website www.krisendienst-psychiatrie.de.

AFP

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network