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The man who held Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch captive for eight years has been buried secretly and under a false name, officials said. | The man who held Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch captive for eight years has been buried secretly and under a false name, officials said. |
Wolfgang Priklopil, 44, committed suicide by jumping under a train after Ms Kampusch escaped on 23 August. | Wolfgang Priklopil, 44, committed suicide by jumping under a train after Ms Kampusch escaped on 23 August. |
He was buried on Friday in an undisclosed location under another name to deter vandals, officials said. | He was buried on Friday in an undisclosed location under another name to deter vandals, officials said. |
There were only two mourners but not Ms Kampusch, who paid her respects at the morgue on Thursday, officials said. | |
Police guard | Police guard |
Maj Gen Gerhard Lang of the Federal Criminal Investigations Bureau said only Mr Priklopil's mother and the sister of a former business partner were at the graveside. | |
They said a prayer at the cemetery, south of Vienna. | |
Ms Kampusch did not attend the funeral ceremony | Ms Kampusch did not attend the funeral ceremony |
The ceremony lasted only five to 10 minutes, Austrian radio said. No priest was in attendance and nine policemen stood guard. | |
Police spokesman Helmut Greiner told AFP news agency: "Ms Kampusch bade her farewell to Mr Priklopil [on Thursday] at the morgue... she was there all alone and lit a candle." | |
The communications technician held Ms Kampusch, now 18, in a small, windowless basement beneath his garage in the commuter town of Strasshof, 25km (15 miles) outside Vienna for eight and a half years. | |
For the first two years, Mr Priklopil did not allow her access to the news, but he later let her listen to the radio and read some newspapers. | For the first two years, Mr Priklopil did not allow her access to the news, but he later let her listen to the radio and read some newspapers. |
He told her he would kill himself - and others - if she escaped. | He told her he would kill himself - and others - if she escaped. |
Ms Kampusch, who was 10 when she was abducted in March 1998, fled when he was distracted and ran to a neighbour's garden. | Ms Kampusch, who was 10 when she was abducted in March 1998, fled when he was distracted and ran to a neighbour's garden. |
Separately on Friday, Gen Lang said investigators had found a number of bogus online appeals trying to raise cash for Ms Kampusch and warned potential donors to check details carefully. | Separately on Friday, Gen Lang said investigators had found a number of bogus online appeals trying to raise cash for Ms Kampusch and warned potential donors to check details carefully. |