Surely many people know Elizabeth Fritzl -the unfortunate victim of his cruel father. This terrible story happened in Austria, in the small town of Amstetten. The investigation of this case went on for a whole year before the culprit got what he deserved. So, what is this story that has horrified the whole world, we learn from our article.
About who Elizabeth is, the world learned in 2008,when the girl managed to free herself from the basement in which her own father had imprisoned her. The police kept the details of the case confidential, since all the circumstances were not fully disclosed.
It only became known that the releaseElizabeth was preceded by a severe illness of the eldest daughter, 19-year-old Kerstin. The girl, weakened by illness, was brought to the hospital by her grandfather, Josef Frittsl. It is also known that the doctors received a written message from her mother, in which she allegedly asked for help from her daughter.
The doctors who examined Kerstin were on their guard,for everything seemed rather strange: the mother who had not arrived, the grandfather's unusual behavior and the inexplicable condition of the incoming girl (the doctors did not succeed in making a diagnosis for her). In this regard, it was decided to contact the police.
At the time of release, Elizabeth Fritzl was already42 years. From the testimony of the woman herself, her own father raped her at the age of 11, and when the poor girl tried to escape, he locked her in one of the cellar rooms. This event occurred in 1984, when Elizabeth was only 18 years old.
Прискорбен тот факт, что за время заточения the girl gave birth to seven children from her father. Three of them he took to the upbringing, and the rest left in the basement with Elizabeth. One of the babies died immediately after birth. His senior body Frittsl burned in the courtyard of the house.
All this was told to the police by the victim herself, andthen her father confirmed her words. We put all the points of the DNA tests that convinced the investigators that all this really happened to Elizabeth. It is also noteworthy that the town Amstetten was considered one of the quietest and most peaceful throughout Austria. The fact that such terrible events took place very close, none of those who lived nearby did not even suspect.
All the time while the investigation was being conducted, the police tried to find out new details that would tell about how his own father could have done this to his own daughter.
People around him said that he was alwayscruelty was observed. In addition, it turned out that the head of the family was incontinent in sexual life. For example, in 1967 he was arrested for rape. Frittsl spent 1.5 years behind bars. It also became known that, despite the presence of his wife, he used the services of prostitutes, who in narrow circles called him a real sadist.
В семье мужчину описывали как тирана.Neighbors and friends of Rosa Maria’s wife kept saying in one voice that the woman was very afraid of her husband. It should be noted that, in addition to Elizabeth, seven more children grew up in the Fritzle family.
The horror is suggested by the fact that a cruel man evenhe did not bother to lock up his victim in a remote place, but built a real prison in his basement. The door to the dungeon where Elizabeth lived was in her father's workshop and was covered with a shelf with tools.
According to the family, Fritzl constantly descended into the basement and did not go out for hours. No one even suspected what was happening there.
His father said that his daughter Elizabeth Frittsl went into a religious sect, without explaining anything to anyone. Why my own mother didn’t do anything to search for her daughter is still a mystery.
Rosa-Maria was not alarmed by the fact that Joseph becameto bring babies one by one to the house, explaining that the unattractive daughter throws them up. Three children of Elizabeth Fritzl, whose photo is attached in our article, were adopted by the grandmother and grandfather. They, like all normal children, attended school, played with friends, while the rest languished in the basement. Unfortunately, the fact of the unexpected appearance of three children in the Fritzle family was not even interested in social services.
По общественным данным, о задержании ещё no one was reported in this case. The mother herself claims that she knew nothing about the actions of her husband. In addition, in court she demanded compensation from newspapers who wrote about her personal life.
As for Fritzl himself, the doctors discovered that he had serious mental disorders. Apparently, Joseph himself considered himself a maniac. At trial, he called himself a "born rapist."
Main reason for such abusethere was a terrible childhood. As it became known, his own mother beat him and did not allow him to communicate with his peers. Frittsl himself said that he had punished her for a long time. The woman sat in a locked room for almost 20 years.
Despite the inadequate behavior of a maniac, the court declared him sane. Therefore, Frittsl in all its glory appeared before the court and responded for his actions.
Prosecution of Elizabeth Fritzl, photo afterthe release of which is in our article, tried to achieve for the criminal the most severe punishment. It turned out that from the point of view of jurisprudence, rape (in accordance with Austrian law) provides for 15 years in prison, and incest does 1 year.
But the prosecution still managed to achieve for Fritzlyamaximum punishment for two heavy articles: murder and slavery. The first was life imprisonment. It was proved that the child died due to non-provision of medical care on time, so it was Fritzl who was to blame for his death.
In addition, Josef was accused of two more articles: cruel treatment and unlawful imprisonment.
After the investigation was completed, a new problem arose - with the jury. Many candidates refused to participate in the process, because no one wanted to hear the circumstances of such a terrible case.
Finally, the hearing was scheduled for March 16, 2009. The process lasted 4 days.
За это время присяжные успели выслушать показания Frittslya, witnesses, video in which Elizabeth told about her terrible life, the opinions of psychoanalysts, specialists who looked around the basement, where the cruel father held his daughter, etc.
It should be noted that Fritzl itself is at first manycircumstances denied. For example, he claimed that he was trying to protect his daughter from drug addiction, and also said that there was no murder of the child. It is also noteworthy that he accused Elizabeth Fritzl of incitement: the daughter allegedly asked to abduct another girl so that she would not be bored.
On the third day, Fritzl confessed to all the charges. This happened when Elizabeth herself appeared in the courtroom, who for a long time refused to take part in it.
As a result, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he will serve in a prison designed for mentally ill criminals.
Элизабет ни разу не показывалась на публике и не gave interviews to reporters. The press flashes only a photo, where the victim is fixed before the abduction. It is known that Elizabeth Fritzl and her children currently live in another city under a different surname.
As for the eldest daughter, who fell into a coma after a long absence of sunlight in her life, she was saved.
We are unlikely to find out what awaits Elizabeth Fritzl after release. One thing is clear: the less a poor family pulls at the public, the sooner their life will become normal.
