Thursday, August 25, 2011

80-year-old "Fritzl" in Austria accused of locking up and abusing daughters for 41 years...

Austrian officials said Thursday they are investigating allegations that a man locked up his two mentally disabled daughters in a small room in their home and sexually abused them for 41 years.

Police said that the 80-year-old repeatedly raped the women between 1970 and May 2011. The alleged victims are now 53 and 45 years old.

A police official did not name either the suspect or the alleged victims. He did not identify himself on the telephone.

 Police confirmed they are investigating the case after a report in the Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten newspaper. The daily said the women escaped when the father was unable to get up after the older daughter pushed him over when he last tried to rape her. More...

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