Key facts
- A nurse alleges she was raped by a family friend and racing driver at Michael Schumacher's villa.
- The nurse claims she was unjustly fired after reporting the alleged rape.
- The trial for the accused driver began today in Nyon, Switzerland.
An Australian race car driver, identified as Mawson, has gone on trial in Nyon, Switzerland, for an alleged incident in 2019. A nurse, who was caring for former F1 world champion Michael Schumacher, alleges she was raped by Mawson, a family friend and racing driver, at Schumacher's villa. The nurse reportedly woke up in pain on a blood-stained bed following the alleged assault. Furthermore, the nurse claims she was unjustly fired after reporting the incident, compounding the trauma.