He is the son of a Gambian father and a Danish mother and the twin brother of Simon Richter.
[1] On 20 July 2009 while playing at Hvidovre Stadion, Richter was struck by lightning which resulted in cardiac arrest.
This resulted in the doctors pushing back to bring Richter out of the coma twice.
This has, according to medical sources, dramatically improved Richter's general well-being.
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