Kay Bernstein died on the night of Monday to Tuesday for unknown reasons. The police initiate an investigation.
Early on Tuesday, the football world received the sad news of Kay Bernstein’s passing. The 43-year-old has been Hertha president since June 2022. He leaves behind a wife and a daughter. As the “Bild” writes, Bernstein is said to have gone to bed around 11 p.m. on Monday and then didn’t wake up on Tuesday morning. According to the “Berliner Zeitung”, there was an emergency medical intervention in Bernstein’s home on Tuesday morning. The cause of death was initially suspected to be a heart attack.
According to the doctors involved, Bernstein could not be certified as having died of natural causes. “As usual, there are death investigations if the cause of death is unclear,” said a spokeswoman for the Brandenburg police to the “Tagesspiegel”.
There are no indications of suicide or third-party influence; investigations are ongoing. “The public prosecutor’s office will decide on further measures to clarify the causes of death,” the medium reports.
Berlin’s Hertha informed the public about the death of its president on Tuesday afternoon. He leaves behind his wife and daughter.