

It is reported that Josef began abusing Elisabeth in 1977 when she was only 11 years old. Prosecutor Gerhard Sedlacek today revealed that Elisabeth Fritzl had. Elisabeth Fritzl has thrown her own mother out of their new home after a row, it has been claimed. Elisabeth is one of the seven children born to Josef and Rosemarie Fritzl. He said the visit was cut short after officials realized the man was trying to pursue "very personal" business with Fritzl. Austrian police: Josef Fritzl planned to imprison his daughter when she was 12. Poelten prison, told reporters that Fritzl had a mysterious visitor to his jail cell earlier this month who apparently posed as a real estate agent. Lately but fortunately, that unimaginable martyrdom came to an end. They are still under psychological treatment trying to adapt to society. It was assumed Elisabeth had left voluntarily when her parents received a letter from her. Meanwhile, Elisabeth (55 years old) and her six children-siblings (now between 16 and 30 years old) have changed their surname and live far from Amstetten under strong security measures. Her plight was revealed during Kerstins hospitalization.
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there can't really be any surprises in a situation that has already been cleared up," Mayer said.Ĭutka said a psychiatrist has been caring for Fritzl before and during the trial to ensure he does not attempt suicide.Įrich Huber-Guensthofer, deputy head of the St. Fritzls wife Rosemarie had been unaware of what happened to her daughter when she disappeared in 1984. Fritzl is accused of kidnapping and confining Elisabeth, now 42, to a basement hideaway for 24 years. Three of the children grew up underground in Amstetten and the other three were brought upstairs to be raised by Fritzl and his wife, Rosemarie, who apparently believed they had been abandoned.Įlisabeth and her six surviving children, who range in age from six to 20, have spent months recovering from their ordeal in a psychiatric clinic and at a secret location.įritzl's lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, said he did expect any surprises at the trial. Where is Elisabeth Fritzl now Elisabeth was given a new name following the trial, with strict laws to prevent her identity being revealed. Monika Fritzl, Self: The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar.
