Sunday, April 27, 2008

Elisabeth Fritzl, cloistered and abused by her father for 24 years...

A 73-year-old Austrian is under arrest on suspicion of hiding his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering seven children with her, police say.

The existence of the woman, believed missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged apparently after a teenage child fell ill and had to be taken to hospital.

Both the alleged abduction victim and her alleged daughter, who is 19, are now receiving medical treatment.

A police investigation in Amstetten, Lower Austria Province, is continuing.

The suspect, named only as Josef F, was arrested on suspicion of incest and keeping his daughter in captivity. More...

See also: The Deaves: it's all in the family...

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