After the sudden death of the president of second division soccer team Hertha BSC, the Brandenburg police are investigating the cause of death. A spokeswoman told the Berlin “Tagesspiegel” on Tuesday that the doctors had not certified a natural death. A death investigation is common in such cases.
However, there is so far no evidence of a homicide or suicide, the spokeswoman said. “The public prosecutor’s office will decide on further measures to clarify the causes of death,” the newspaper quoted her as saying. As a rule, this also includes an autopsy of the body. Bernstein lived with his family in Hoppegarten, Brandenburg, on the city limits of Berlin. The police could not be reached to answer questions in the evening.
The capital club had announced the death of its 43-year-old president in the morning (the star reported). “The entire club, its committees and employees are stunned and deeply dismayed. The Hertha family mourns with Kay’s survivors and is thinking of his family, friends and companions during this difficult time,” it said in a statement. There is great consternation, not only in Berlin, about the death. Expressions of grief were received from across the football industry and beyond.
The former ultra and lead singer in the east curve of the Olympic Stadium was elected president of Hertha last June. Among other things, he made a name for himself as a critic of the excesses of modern football. Bernstein leaves behind a wife, a child and another child from a previous relationship.
Sources: “Tagesspiegel”, Hertha BSC, DPA news agency
