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Killer pilot's girlfriend pregnant

THE girlfriend of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is pregnant with his child, according to reports.

Lubitz, right, deliberately crashed an Airbus A320 into the French Alps last week, killing all 150 people on board.

As questions continue to be asked about his mental and physical health after he locked the captain out of the plane's cockpit and brought down the plane, it has been reported that his girlfriend is expecting his child.

Reports have suggested that Lubitz had suffered from mental health issues and may have been receiving treatment for vision problems before he flew the plane into the mountain range.

The New York Times cited unnamed German sources as saying that Lubitz (27) may also have been receiving treatment for an unspecified vision problem which could have affected his ability to carry on working as a pilot. Authorities have already revealed that he hid from his employers a sick note declaring him unfit to work on the day of the disaster.