Josef Fritzl

Dungeon dad under suicide watch in prison

Dungeon dad under suicide watch in prisonLondon, Mar 21 : Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl has spent the first night of his life sentence in jail with a cellmate who is on suicide watch amid fears for his mental health.

Fritzl was found guilty for locking up and raping his daughter in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her and causing the death of his own infant son.

At the start of the four-day trial, Fritzl pleaded not guilty for the boy's murder and imprisonment, however, after the testimony of his daughter Elisabeth, he changed his plea to guilty on all counts of the indictment.

Dungeon dad could be free in just 14yrs

Dungeon dad could be free in just 14yrsLondon, mar 20 : A furore has erupted after it was revealed that Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl could released from prison in just 14 years.

The 73-year-old engineer, who held his daughter Elisabeth captive as a sex slave in an underground cellar for 24 years, was given life sentence on March 19.

However, soon after the end of the four-day trial, court chiefs admitted that with good behaviour, Fritzl could be free in 2023.

Normally, after just 15 years, a panel of judges would consider him for release.

NEWS FEATURE: Murder charge condemns Fritzl to life in prison

 Murder charge condemns Fritzl to life in prisonBerlin  - Elisabeth Fritzl suffered an unimaginable ordeal, held for 24 years in a cramped, windowless cellar, behind a secret door locked with a code only her father Josef knew.

From the age of 18, when Fritzl lured her into the dungeon he had meticulously prepared, Elisabeth was raped around 3,000 times by her father, and gave birth to seven children.

ROUNDUP: Austria's incest case: Fritzl sentenced to life for murder

Austria's incest case: Fritzl sentenced to life for murderSt Poelten, Austria - Josef Fritzl was found guilty Thursday of murder through neglect and sentenced to lifelong imprisonment, for the death of a baby he fathered with his daughter Elisabeth, in a windowless dungeon below his house.

The 73-year-old Austrian was also found guilty on all other counts of slavery, rape, incest and false imprisonment, charges he had confessed to Wednesday.

An eight-member jury unanimously reached the guilty verdict on the fourth day of the trial that was held in the town of St Poelten in the province of Lower Austria.

Dungeon dad pleaded guilty for the fear of being eaten by jail cannibal

Dungeon dad pleaded guilty for the fear of being eaten by jail cannibalLondon, Mar 19 : Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty to all the charges filed against him because he feared being eaten by a notorious cannibal, and not because he realised his "sick behaviour" after watching his abused daughter's video testimony.

After initially denying charges of murder and slavery, the 73-year-old engineer confessed to all the charges because he had made a deal with prosecutors to slip away to a cushy prison cell.

Dungeon dad used daughter as ‘sex toy’ to re-enact porn scenes

Dungeon dad used daughter as ‘sex toy’ to re-enact porn scenesLondon, Mar 18 : Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl's daughter has revealed that he used her as a "sex toy" to re-enact scenes from porn films.

During the trial that began on March 16, jury was shown part of an 11-hour video of his abused daughter Elisabeth giving evidence, which forms the main part of the prosecution case.

The 73-year-old Austrian engineer held Elisabeth captive in a dungeon beneath his home, raped her for 24 long years, and fathered seven children with her.

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