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| Elaborate Austria cellar revealed | Elaborate Austria cellar revealed |
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| Police in Austria have been detailing the elaborate lengths Josef Fritzl took to create the dungeon in which they say he incarcerated and raped his daughter. | Police in Austria have been detailing the elaborate lengths Josef Fritzl took to create the dungeon in which they say he incarcerated and raped his daughter. |
| Their assumption is Mr Fritzl planned the dungeon, which has eight separate doors, from 1979, when she was 13. | Their assumption is Mr Fritzl planned the dungeon, which has eight separate doors, from 1979, when she was 13. |
| The family rescued from the house are getting to know each other again in their hospital quarters, police said. | The family rescued from the house are getting to know each other again in their hospital quarters, police said. |
| The head of the jail where Mr Fritzl, 73, is being kept said he had been no problem but refused to take exercise. | The head of the jail where Mr Fritzl, 73, is being kept said he had been no problem but refused to take exercise. |
| Cast-iron door | Cast-iron door |
| The head of the Lower Austria criminal investigation department, Franz Polzer, said Mr Fritzl had lodged a planning request in 1979 for an extension that became the centre of the secret dungeon. | The head of the Lower Austria criminal investigation department, Franz Polzer, said Mr Fritzl had lodged a planning request in 1979 for an extension that became the centre of the secret dungeon. |
| The daughter, Elisabeth, was incarcerated at 18 for 24 years. She bore Mr Fritzl seven children, one of whom died as a baby. | The daughter, Elisabeth, was incarcerated at 18 for 24 years. She bore Mr Fritzl seven children, one of whom died as a baby. |
| The family is finding each other again and those who did not know each other are getting to know each other Berthold Kepplinger,clinic director Inside the dungeon | The family is finding each other again and those who did not know each other are getting to know each other Berthold Kepplinger,clinic director Inside the dungeon |
| At a news conference in Amstetten, west of Vienna, police said the planning application showed Mr Fritzl may have had an "obsession" before 1984 to carry out the imprisonment and was able to deceive the family and others around him. | At a news conference in Amstetten, west of Vienna, police said the planning application showed Mr Fritzl may have had an "obsession" before 1984 to carry out the imprisonment and was able to deceive the family and others around him. |
| There was a section of the extension which served as the dungeon that was not known to the planning authorities. | There was a section of the extension which served as the dungeon that was not known to the planning authorities. |
| The dungeon had at least two access points but even someone with keys would need to open eight doors with electronic locking devices for the last three. One of the doors was 1.5 tonnes of reinforced cast iron. | The dungeon had at least two access points but even someone with keys would need to open eight doors with electronic locking devices for the last three. One of the doors was 1.5 tonnes of reinforced cast iron. |
| The police said they believed Mr Fritzl had acted alone and were investigating claims from people who had come forward to say they had been raped by Mr Fritzl 30 to 40 years ago. | The police said they believed Mr Fritzl had acted alone and were investigating claims from people who had come forward to say they had been raped by Mr Fritzl 30 to 40 years ago. |
| Mr Polzer said: "If we look at the factual evidence, Mr Fritzl appears to have done this all by himself. Anything else is speculation. We can only say that what this man did is beyond comprehension." | Mr Polzer said: "If we look at the factual evidence, Mr Fritzl appears to have done this all by himself. Anything else is speculation. We can only say that what this man did is beyond comprehension." |
| Aquarium and toys | Aquarium and toys |
| Elisabeth and the freed children are being treated together in a hospital clinic. | Elisabeth and the freed children are being treated together in a hospital clinic. |
| Police give details of the cellar | Police give details of the cellar |
| Berthold Kepplinger, the director of the clinic, said the family members had been brought things they were used to, such as an aquarium and toys for the children. | Berthold Kepplinger, the director of the clinic, said the family members had been brought things they were used to, such as an aquarium and toys for the children. |
| "The family is finding each other again and those who did not know each other are getting to know each other," he said. | "The family is finding each other again and those who did not know each other are getting to know each other," he said. |
| "The children make their own beds and the family have lively conversations." | "The children make their own beds and the family have lively conversations." |
| Dr Kepplinger said those who were kept in the cellar had become more accustomed to light but Elisabeth and one child were wearing sunglasses. | Dr Kepplinger said those who were kept in the cellar had become more accustomed to light but Elisabeth and one child were wearing sunglasses. |
| Elisabeth lived with her first three children in the cellar. Mr Fritzl took the other three to live upstairs with his wife, who says she knew nothing of the dungeon. | Elisabeth lived with her first three children in the cellar. Mr Fritzl took the other three to live upstairs with his wife, who says she knew nothing of the dungeon. |
| Dr Kepplinger said: "Time must have passed very slowly in the dungeon. This slow-moving time is something we want to maintain in the clinic. | |
| "The children who lived upstairs are used to a different speed of life and we have offered them more to do. | "The children who lived upstairs are used to a different speed of life and we have offered them more to do. |
| "The mother needs to have rest every now and then - she has a nap in the afternoon to recover from activities." | "The mother needs to have rest every now and then - she has a nap in the afternoon to recover from activities." |
| The condition of the eldest child, Kerstin, 19, whose admission to hospital with a serious illness brought the alleged crimes to light, was said to have improved and stabilised. | The condition of the eldest child, Kerstin, 19, whose admission to hospital with a serious illness brought the alleged crimes to light, was said to have improved and stabilised. |
| However, she is still in an induced coma and will remain so for an unspecified time. | However, she is still in an induced coma and will remain so for an unspecified time. |
| Had she not been taken to hospital, she would have died, doctors said. | Had she not been taken to hospital, she would have died, doctors said. |
| 'Mentally ill' | 'Mentally ill' |
| Prosecutors will have their first meeting with Mr Fritzl this Wednesday or Thursday. | |
| They said Mr Fritzl had been examined by a doctor and had been checked for illnesses - both physical and mental. | They said Mr Fritzl had been examined by a doctor and had been checked for illnesses - both physical and mental. |
| Mr Fritzl's lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, said on Sunday his client should not go to jail as he was mentally ill. | Mr Fritzl's lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, said on Sunday his client should not go to jail as he was mentally ill. |
| The director of the prison holding Mr Fritzl, Guenther Moerwald, told the Austrian news agency APA he was an "unproblematic inmate... calm, collected and alert". | The director of the prison holding Mr Fritzl, Guenther Moerwald, told the Austrian news agency APA he was an "unproblematic inmate... calm, collected and alert". |
| Mr Fritzl was refusing daily exercise. | Mr Fritzl was refusing daily exercise. |
| "He doesn't want to go out," Mr Moerwald said. | "He doesn't want to go out," Mr Moerwald said. |
| Mr Fritzl shared a cell with one other inmate and "it's working very well", Mr Moerwald added. | Mr Fritzl shared a cell with one other inmate and "it's working very well", Mr Moerwald added. |