Former executive of bank that helped trigger collapse of RBS found dead along with his wife, 57, and daughter, 22

Jan Peter Schmittmann, wife and daughter found dead on Saturday



Their bodies were discovered by Schmittmann's elder daughter

The former top banker came under fire for taking a large pay-off

It followed the nationalisation of his troubled Dutch bank ABN Amro

ABN was taken over in 2007, but nationalised after RBS collapsed



By LEON WATSON

A former executive of the bank that helped trigger the Royal Bank of Scotland's collapse has been found dead along with his wife and daughter.

Jan Peter Schmittmann, 57, came under fire for taking a large pay-off after the nationalisation of his troubled bank ABN Amro.

He ran the domestic operations of the Dutch bank between 2003 and 2007 and was widely criticised for landing a £6.6million ($10.95 million) pay-off.

It followed the bank's collapse, takeover by RBS and subsequent nationalisation.

Police in the Netherlands said they visited his house in the wealthy commuter town of Laren, east of Amsterdam, early on Saturday after being alerted by a family friend.

There they found his body along with those of his 57-year-old wife and 22-year-old younger daughter.

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