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Austrian 'hid daughter in cellar' | Austrian 'hid daughter in cellar' |
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A 73-year-old Austrian is under arrest on suspicion of hiding his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering six children with her, police say. | |
The existence of the woman, believed missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged after one of the children was found in the house in a "serious condition". | The existence of the woman, believed missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged after one of the children was found in the house in a "serious condition". |
Both the alleged abduction victim and her alleged daughter, who is 19, are now receiving medical treatment. | |
A police investigation in Amstetten, Lower Austria Province, is continuing. | |
The suspect, named only as Josef F, was arrested on suspicion of incest and keeping his daughter in captivity. | |
Police believe the man fathered six children, including one who died in infancy. | |
DNA tests will be taken to establish whether Josef F was indeed their father. | |
'Found unconscious' | |
The 19-year-old was found unconscious in the suspect's house and taken to hospital, Austrian broadcaster ORF reports. | |
A search was begun by the authorities for her mother, and brought to light the alleged imprisonment and incest. | |
Since her discovery, the 42-year-old has been receiving medical and psychological treatment, police say. | |
The discovery of another Austrian woman, who was held captive in a cellar by an abductor for more than eight years, gripped the country in 2006. | The discovery of another Austrian woman, who was held captive in a cellar by an abductor for more than eight years, gripped the country in 2006. |
Natascha Kampusch finally escaped from her kidnapper, 44-year-old Wolfgang Priklopil, who killed himself shortly afterwards. | Natascha Kampusch finally escaped from her kidnapper, 44-year-old Wolfgang Priklopil, who killed himself shortly afterwards. |
Ms Kampusch was abducted at the age of 10 in 1998 and held in a small, windowless cellar beneath Priklopil's garage in the commuter town of Strasshof, 25km (15 miles) outside Vienna. | Ms Kampusch was abducted at the age of 10 in 1998 and held in a small, windowless cellar beneath Priklopil's garage in the commuter town of Strasshof, 25km (15 miles) outside Vienna. |