Referee who attempted suicide safe

German referee Babak Rafati, who attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists on Saturday prior to a Bundesliga game between Cologne and Mainz 05, was released from hospital yesterday. The 41-year-old, who has been a German Soccer Federation (DFB) referee since 1997 and had officiated in Bundesliga games since 2005, failed to show up for pre-game preparations with his assistants at their hotel two hours before Saturday's kickoff. He was found by his assistants in his hotel room bathtub 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. Rafati's father told reporters yesterday he had repeatedly spoken to his son since the incident.