The German football referee Babak Rafati, who attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists prior to a Bundesliga game between Cologne and Mainz 05, has been released from hospital but has immediately sought treatment.
The 41-year-old has been a German Soccer Federation referee since 1997 and had officiated in Bundesliga games since 2005.
He failed to show up for pre-game preparations with his assistants at their hotel two hours before Sunday's kickoff and they found him in his hotel room bath tub with his wrists cut.
The attempted suicide, the reasons for which are still unclear, brought back memories of the 2009 suicide of then first-choice Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke following his years-long battle with depression.
