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| Fritzl goes on trial in Austria | Fritzl goes on trial in Austria |
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| The trial has begun of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her. | The trial has begun of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her. |
| TV pictures showed the 73-year-old entering the courtroom with his face concealed by a blue file. He refused to answer questions from journalists. | TV pictures showed the 73-year-old entering the courtroom with his face concealed by a blue file. He refused to answer questions from journalists. |
| He faces charges of rape, incest, coercion, enslavement and deprivation of liberty. | He faces charges of rape, incest, coercion, enslavement and deprivation of liberty. |
| He is also accused of the murder of one of his daughter's children. | He is also accused of the murder of one of his daughter's children. |
| The case, seen as one of the biggest in recent Austrian history, is attracting intense media interest. | The case, seen as one of the biggest in recent Austrian history, is attracting intense media interest. |
| No-fly zone | |
| Escorted by six policemen and dressed in a grey suit, Mr Fritzl made the short walk down the corridor from his cell to the courtroom, where journalists tried unsuccessfully to question him before the judges arrived. | |
| Speaking in a weak voice, Mr Fritzl gave the judges his name and other personal details. | |
| An estimated 200 journalists are in the town of St Poelten for the trial. | |
| However, fewer than 100 were allowed inside the courthouse, and camera crews and photographers were told by judges to leave shortly after the trial started. | |
| Mr Fritzl put down the blue folder only after they had gone, Reuters news agency reported. | |
| A no-fly zone has been imposed above the courthouse to prevent news crews using helicopters to get aerial shots. | A no-fly zone has been imposed above the courthouse to prevent news crews using helicopters to get aerial shots. |
| Mr Fritzl has been held in custody in St Poelten since his arrest nearly a year ago. | Mr Fritzl has been held in custody in St Poelten since his arrest nearly a year ago. |
| Testimony | Testimony |
| Prosecutors say Mr Fritzl is guilty of murder through neglect in the case of one of the children, a boy twin, who died shortly after birth. | |
| All evidence in the trial is due to be given behind closed doors, with no press or public present, out of concern for the privacy of the family. | All evidence in the trial is due to be given behind closed doors, with no press or public present, out of concern for the privacy of the family. |
| The evidence includes hours of pre-recorded testimony given by the daughter at the centre of the case. | The evidence includes hours of pre-recorded testimony given by the daughter at the centre of the case. |
| Edited details of the day's proceedings will then be released to the press each afternoon. | Edited details of the day's proceedings will then be released to the press each afternoon. |
| The trial is predicted to last just a week, with a verdict expected on Friday. | The trial is predicted to last just a week, with a verdict expected on Friday. |
| The case first came to light after one of the children fathered by Mr Fritzl and kept underground, became seriously ill and was taken to hospital. | The case first came to light after one of the children fathered by Mr Fritzl and kept underground, became seriously ill and was taken to hospital. |