News about Josef Fritzl

A man who kept his wife and seven children prisoners in a run-down home for 20 years and raped them before forcing them to have abortions has been arrested after one of his daughters escaped and reported him. The as-yet-unnamed suspect, 54, who lived in Novo Oriente, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, was arrested after one of his daughters gave him sleeping pills so that she could escape to report him to the authorities, who carried out a month-long investigation before raiding the property. Police found three foetuses buried in the garden, with the man's wife, not named either but said to be 40 years old, saying that she had lived like that since she was 17 years old, a detail that evoked the horrors of the Josef Fritzl case in Austria. 

Snatched from the streets, lured into basements, and held captive by their own fathers - these are the grisly true stories of women and children who have suffered unspeakable abuse at the hands of depraved, sex-crazed monsters. In one of the most high-profile and disturbing cases of its kind, Austrian Josef Fritzl became globally-recognised as the notorious serial rapist who held his daughter Elisabeth captive in a basement dungeon that he built under his house before fathering seven children with her. Many copycats have since followed in his footsteps, with several 'Fritzls' appearing across the world from Russia to Argentina, after constructing their dingy lairs and waiting to pounce on their oblivious, innocent victims. And while several perpetrators have died or been caught following their stomach-turning atrocities, it remains impossible to know how many people could still be living in similar situations. From being imprisoned in underground bunkers aged seven, to being forced to live half-naked and shaven-headed for eight years, MailOnline has taken a look at some of the most despicable kidnapping cases in history.

The disturbing new details about the suffering of the woman alleged to have been held captive for four years by a rapist monster emerged from the medical reports of the doctors who raised the alarm. Her alleged captor, Mateusz Jach (top right), 35, was charged last week with mental, physical and sexual abuse, after the woman arrived at hospital to be treated for a dislocated shoulder. And her account of what happened during her years of captivity suggests Jach was carrying out 'experiments' on her. The woman also in her thirties - identified only by her first name, Malgorzata (left) - told a fellow patients how she had been repeatedly raped and tortured while locked in the outbuilding in the village of Glogow, west Poland.

Mateusz Jach (inset bottom), 35, was charged last week with mental, physical and sexual abuse, after a woman, named only as Malgorzata (left), also in her 30s, arrived at bruised and battered at a hospital. The pair were said to have met on a dating app in 2019 before Jach took her to a disused animal barn on a farm where he lived with his parents. The victim was subjected to rape, beatings and would be hosed down with water whenever she failed to meet her alleged abuser's demands, it has been claimed. Now, it has been revealed that village 'weirdo' Jach had a 'sickeningly overprotective' mother called Zofia (right), and locals suspect he had a sound-proof lair as no one could hear the victim's screams.

Woman kept as 'sex slave' was hospitalized whenever she did not satisfy his perverted demands

A woman who was held captive and raped in a barn for over four years in Poland by a man she met on the internet was hospitalised whenever she failed to satisfy his demands and would be hosed down with cold water, it has emerged.  The 30-year-old victim, only known as Malgorzata, who met Mateusz J in 2019 after connecting on a dating site, was reportedly held in a disused animal barn, and was subject to regular beatings, rape, and mental abuse for four years.  According to Polish outlet Fakt, the woman was taken to hospital several times during her four years of captivity for different injuries, including a broken arm and a broken leg

A woman was held captive and raped in a barn for over four years after meeting a suspect dubbed ' Poland 's Josef Fritzl ' on a dating website, it is claimed. The 30-year-old victim, only known as Malgorzata, met Mateusz J in 2019 after connecting on the dating site. The woman, then in her 20s, travelled to visit him in the village of Gaiki, near Glogow in western Poland. Afterwards, she was reportedly held in a disused animal barn, and was subject to regular beatings, rape, and mental abuse. During her imprisonment, the victim had also been impregnated by the 35-year-old suspect.

Austrian incest monster Josef Fritzl is to be placed under guardianship due to his advancing dementia, the Krems public prosecutor's office has said. Fritzl's lawyer, Astrid Wagner, said she intends to fight the process by which the court will appoint another person to act on behalf of the 89-year-old because he has been deemed incapable of making decisions on his own. It is typically done to prevent the abuse of the person involved by another party, but Wagner claims that the appointment of an adult representative to manage Fritzl's affairs 'not tenable.' Although Fritzl has 'beginning dementia and delusional episodes', a representative is neither necessary nor justified as he has no business to attend to and does not own any property, said the lawyer.

Evil Fritzl (left and top right), 89, has already instructed his lawyer Astrid Wagner (bottom right) to start looking for a suitable property as he still dreams of a free life in the Austrian countryside, she told local media. Wagner also revealed that monster Fritzl is 'toying with the idea' of writing a sick memoir of his revolting crimes and how 'elegant' Fritzl keeps fit and grows veg in his cell in prison. The revelations come just days after judges in Austria ruled that Fritzl could be moved from a maximum security hospital wing for the criminally insane to a regular prison. But he has been denied hope of any early release because of what judges called his 'unprecedented criminal energy'.

The depraved rapist can be released to a normal jail and no longer needs to be held in a high security facility for the mentally ill, the Regional Court of Krems announced today. The 90-year-old secretly imprisoned his daughter in a secret dungeon beneath his home from 1984-2008, during which time he raped her thousands of times and fathered seven children with her. He was jailed in 2009 and handed a life sentence, but last month a panel of judges met to decide whether a previous court ruling trying to block his bid for freedom should be reversed, with their judgement delivered today. The court heard evidence including a psychiatric report, which found that Fritzl's mental state had declined severely due to his dementia, reducing his 'dangerousness' and ability to re-offend.

Fritzl, 89, raped his daughter thousands of times and fathered seven children with her. A court has met to decide whether a recent ruling trying to block his bid for freedom should be reversed.

Josef Fritzl , 89, who secretly imprisoned his daughter from 1984-2008, raped her thousands of times and fathered seven children with her. But today the Regional Court of Krems met to decide whether a recent court ruling trying to block his bid for freedom should be reversed. Speaking to MailOnline, his Vienna-based lawyer, Dr. Astrid Wagner (inset) said: The court decision will be announced in writing in the next few days. But although I officially have to wait for to receive the court decision in writing, I've already spoken to the various experts.'

A panel is set to decide on Tuesday whether the 89-year-old should be moved from the Stein prison in Krems an der Donau, a unit for the mentally ill where he has been serving a life sentence after he was charged with incest and other heinous crimes. The monster has already packed up his few belongings into two sports bags, Kronen Zeitung reports citing guard officials, as he expects to be moved 'immediately' following the hearing. A previous hearing granted Fritzl conditional release in January, but this was later overturned by the Vienna Higher Regional Court. It said in March that 'the necessary facts for a decision on such a conditional dismissal have not yet been clarified.'

Astrid Wagner, 60, posted several snapshots from her hiking holiday in Austria, which included leaning against a fountain and a fence while wearing only her hiking pants. Following her initial attendance to the Austrian Bar for topless photos, the eccentric lawyer shared similar pictures in 2015, 2017, and 2020, but said she didn't want to shock anyone' with her revealing photographs after she was previously reported to the Austrian Bar for topless shots. Josef Fritzl (inset), 88, who has been jailed in 2009 after holding his daughter Elisabeth captive in his cellar in Amstetten, Austria, raping her thousands of times and fathering her children. Fritzl is being released from the high-security mental hospital where he is now detained, claiming that he is no longer dangerous, but the Austrian defense lawyer's latest attempt has been unsuccessful.

Home Secretary James Cleverly denied depraved Josef Fritzl's reported intention to move to Britain if he is ever allowed out of jail. Since holding his daughter Elisabeth captive in his cellar for 24 years between 1984 and 2008, the 88-year-old Austrian has been jailed since 2009. As she survived years of unimaginable cruelty in Amstetten, Austria, she assaulted her thousands of times and fathered her seven children. Since seeing a documentary about Shakespeare in his high-security prison, Fritzl is now eligible to apply for release and has reportedly expressed his aspirations to move to the United Kingdom. He appears to have expressed a desire to 'roam free in Scotland' and to explore Wales' 'lush green fields.' Mr Cleverly vowed, 'This monster is never coming to our world,' but responding to the news, he said. Any attempt to travel to the United Kingdom will be refused,' as it will be for anyone convicted of serious sex offences like this.'

Since being imprisoned in his cellar in Amstetten, Austria, from 1984 to 2008, the 88-year-old (left and inset) has been jailed for seven years, raping her thousands of times and raising her seven children. According to the Sun, Fritzl is now eligible to apply for admission and said he dreamed of moving to the United Kingdom after seeing a film about Shakespeare that revealed Britain's "spectacular scenery." He said that the film inspired him and that he wanted to 'emigrate to the United Kingdom' rather than remaining in Austria. 'Above all, I want to roam about Scotland's wild Highlands.' The lush green fields of Wales are also very appealing,' Fritzl said, reiterating that if he were 'going' to the United Kingdom if he be released.

An Austrian court said on Monday that it had reversed a lower court decision that 88-year-old incestuous rapist Josef Fritzl be transferred to a regular jail from a prison mental health unit, but that the case was referred to a new court for a new decision. Fritzl, who has since changed his name to one that has not been revealed publicly, assaulted his daughter and kept her captive for 24 years, fathering her seven children. The transfer was ordered by a court in Krems an der Donau in January, but lawyers filed a lawsuit aimed at overturning that decision to the Vienna Higher Provincial Court.

According to MailOnline, the daughter of evil Josef Fritzl's father is residing just half an hour from the hell hole basement where her father held her prisoner and [sexually assaulted] her thousands of times.

MailOnline can reveal that Josef Fritzl's daughter is living just half an hour from the hell hole basement, where her father held her jailer and assaulted her thousands of times. Fiend Fritzl, 88, was held captive in a dungeon under his house for 24 years and forcibly fathered seven children with her before his reign of terror came to an end in 2008 and he was sentenced to life a year later. Following the hearing Elisabeth and the children were given new names - and she married the bodyguard who had shielded her after the allegations were revealed. They are said to be still married. ..

Fritzl, the Austrian town where he locked up his then-18-year-old daughter in his house's sound-proofed basement in 1984, became known as the "monster of Amstetten."

Josef Fritzl (left) (inset in 2009) has claimed to be a "good father" in an apology letter for his violent deeds as he fights for freedom from prison. This comes after an Austrian court conditionally released the mentally ill prisoner from a prison for the first time in 15 years. Fritzl, who was sentenced to repeatedly assaulting his daughter Elisabeth (right) and fathering seven children with her while keeping her prisoned in his cellar for 24 years, has written a letter, sorry to his victims.

After being released conditionally from a jail for the mentally sick by an Austrian court, Josef Fritzl was 'close to tears' today.

The 88-year-old was reportedly seen outside of prison, where he is serving a life term - enjoying coffee in a number of local cafes this week. Now a photograph of Fritzl - taken through a car window of a police van as he was bundled into the Landesgericht District Court at 7.20 a.m. today - has appeared in what would be the first time he was seen outside in years.

Fritzl was sentenced to seven children with his daughter Elisabeth, who remained prisoned in an underground dungeon for 24 years in one of the worst crimes to have been recorded in Austria. He has been seen at coffee shops near his prison in Krems an der Donau, apparently as part of a postponement of his release. Fritzl "has been seen in various cafes of Krems," according to respected regional weekly newspaper Bezirksblatt.' Multiple sightings of the depraved convict sampling the coffee were reported by a Bezirksblatt reporter who has been covering the Fritzl case for many years. The sightings came as a result of a fight between Fritzl, now 88, and the safe psychiatric wing of Stein Prison come to a close.