Hertha President Kay Bernstein died unexpectedly at the age of 43. The police can already rule out initial suspicions about the cause of death.
Update from January 17th, 1:40 p.m.: Football Germany mourns Kay Bernstein. The president of Hertha BSC died unexpectedly on January 16th – Bernstein was only 43 years old. The police have now initiated a death investigation and presented further findings regarding the cause of death on Wednesday morning.
A police spokesman told the Berlin newspaperthat third-party negligence is excluded. “We are not currently assuming a suicide. Media reports of a suspected heart attack have not been confirmed. “It is being examined and investigated,” the report continues.
What remains is the pain among family, friends and fans – the Hertha professionals said goodbye to Bernstein with emotional words.
Hertha President Kay Bernstein (†43) died: Police initiate death investigation
Update from January 16th, 5:02 p.m: According to information from the Tagesspiegel The police initiated a death investigation because no natural death was certified. “As usual, there are death investigations if the cause of death is unclear,” said a police spokeswoman.
“The public prosecutor’s office will decide on further measures to clarify the causes of death. There are currently no indications of suicide or external influences. “Nevertheless, there are investigations and the process is ongoing,” the police spokeswoman continued. Bernstein’s body is now to be autopsied.
Hertha BSC reports the death of Kay Bernstein
First report: Berlin – Terrible news made the rounds on Tuesday (January 16): Kay Bernstein, president of the second division club Hertha BSC, died completely unexpectedly. “The entire club, its committees and employees are stunned and deeply dismayed,” the traditional club mourned in a statement.
There was initially no official information about Bernstein’s cause of death. Information of the BZ from Berlin and several other media outlets, it is suspected that the former lead singer of the Hertha fan curve died of a heart attack. However, there was initially no evidence for this assumption.
Kay Bernstein died: cause of death still unclear
On Thursday, Bernstein is said to have traveled to the Hertha team’s training camp in Alicante (Spain). Picture reported. Information from Berliners Morning post According to Bernstein, he went to bed at 11 p.m. on Monday. He didn’t wake up on Tuesday morning.
Last October, Bernstein had an accident on the club’s premises, in which, according to the Picture is said to have broken three vertebrae. There is no evidence of a connection with his death.
Hertha President Kay Bernstein died unexpectedly – he had only been in office since 2022
Bernstein was once the lead singer of the club in the Ostkurve and was also socially involved with Hertha. At the general meeting on June 26, 2022, he was surprisingly elected president against the favored CDU politician Frank Steffel and another competitor. He became the successor to Werner Gegenbauer, who had led the club for a long time. His election was also seen as a slap in the face for the Hertha establishment, some of which blatantly wanted to push through their opponent, Frank Steffel.
An ex-Ultra at the helm of a club that was still playing in the Bundesliga at the time was a novelty. Bernstein always addressed problems clearly. He made the club and the office more approachable again. This became clear not only with his omnipresent Hertha training jacket, which he usually wore.
Hertha was shocked by the death. In the 2nd Bundesliga, the capital club is in seventh place after 17 match days. On Sunday, coach Pal Dardai’s team will play the first game of the year against Fortuna Düsseldorf in their Olympic Stadium. (epp/dpa)