Died at 43
Autopsy results indicate “natural death” for Hertha President Kay Bernstein
Hertha BSC President Kay Bernstein has died at the age of just 43
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According to preliminary autopsy results, the president of Hertha BSC Berlin, Kay Bernstein, probably died “of natural causes”. The results of the toxicological examination are not yet available.
The Frankfurt (Oder) public prosecutor’s office sees the death of the Hertha president Kay Bernstein sees no signs of foul play and assumes “most likely a natural death”. This is the preliminary result of the autopsy of the club boss’s body, as a spokeswoman for the DPA news agency confirmed on Thursday. Toxicological and histological samples were still taken, which still needed time to be examined.
This is a standard procedure in such a case to finally clarify the cause of death. It is still unclear when the results will be available, said the spokeswoman. Bernstein’s body has now been released.
Kay Bernstein’s death sparked great sympathy
After the club boss’s sudden death at the age of 43, a death investigation was initiated in Brandenburg, where Bernstein lived on the outskirts of Berlin. This is a normal process when the cause of death is unclear, said a police spokeswoman.
Bernstein’s death caused great sympathy and consternation across the country. The former lead singer in the Ostkurve had been president of his club since mid-2022. He was extremely popular with Hertha supporters because he made the club more approachable and down-to-earth again. Numerous fans and many people from football honored him in the past few days.