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Austrian incest monster Josef Fritzl’s lawyer has filed a fresh request for his early release from prison arguing that the 90-year-old poses no danger to the public because he is suffering from dementia.
The application was lodged at Krems Regional Court in Lower Austria on 10th August by defence lawyer Astrid Wagner who said that all legal requirements for his parole have now been met.
Wagner explained that court-ordered psychiatric assessments have found Fritzl is no longer dangerous and that his personality disorder has been suppressed by progressive dementia.
She said that Fritzl has already served more than the 15-year minimum term for his life sentence and that after proper preparation nothing stands in the way of his release.
Fritzl has been serving his sentence in normal prison since May 2024 when he was moved from a secure psychiatric facility following a court ruling that his continued detention there was not required.
The same court, however, had at that time refused his conditional release.
Wagner is now calling for his transfer to a facility that can prepare him for life outside, saying he needs supervised day release and social training because he no longer knows how to use modern technology and has been institutionalised for nearly two decades.
She said his dementia is worsening and manifests in bizarre delusions.
He believes Donald Trump sends him secret hand signals during White House briefings.
He is convinced applause on his favourite folk music TV shows is from a “grateful” Austrian public.
He once claimed Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker had called him asking him to “look after the children”.
Wagner said he remains physically in fair condition but suffers from an altered personality and lives in a fantasy world.
Fritzl – who has changed his name – was convicted in March 2009 of crimes including murder by neglect, enslavement, unlawful imprisonment, rape, incest and coercion after keeping his daughter Elisabeth prisoner in a cellar under the family home in Amstetten for 24 years and fathering seven children with her.
One child died shortly after birth.
(Mike Leidig / newsX)
Byline Journalist: Mike Leidig
Byline Sub editor: Simona Kitanovska
Byline Spotter: Aloysius Fernandes
Byline Commisioning Editor: Aloysius Fernandes
Byline Senior Writer: Mike Leidig
Byline Copychecker: Angela Trajkovska
Byline Illustrator: Angela Trajkovska
Byline News Editor: Mike Leidig
Geography: Amstetten,_Lower_Austria
Subject: Humans, Men, Legal
T4 Editor Story Rating: 8
T4 Editor Pic/Vid rating: 7
T4 Total rating: 7.5
