Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Fritzl pleads guilty

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of repeatedly raping his daughter in a cellar dungeon for decades, has admitted guilt on all charges, including responsibility for the death of one of seven children he fathered by his daughter.Fritzl had already pleaded guilty to incest and other charges, but previously denied charges of murder and enslavement.The underground chamber had low ceilings about 1.7 meters (5.5 feet) high and, for the first couple of years, only minimal sanitation. The cellar had no daylight or fresh air.

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