Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who is accused of keeping his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, refuses to answer further questions, police say.
Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who is accused of keeping his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, refuses to answer further questions, police say.
They said he had signed a statement admitting imprisoning and raping his daughter and fathering her seven children, but refuses to explain.
They said he had signed a statement admitting imprisoning and raping his daughter and fathering her seven children, but refuses to explain.
The daughter, Elizabeth, has told police she was sexually abused even before being incarcerated.
The daughter, Elizabeth, has told police she was sexually abused even before being incarcerated.
"Every aspect" of Mr Fritzl's life is being investigated, police said.
"Every aspect" of Mr Fritzl's life is being investigated, police said.
Austria says it will launch a campaign to restore its reputation abroad.
Austria says it will launch a campaign to restore its reputation abroad.
Franz Prucher, head of police in Lower Austria, said police would be investigating whether Mr Fritzl had committed any further crimes.
Franz Prucher, head of police in Lower Austria, said police would be investigating whether Mr Fritzl had committed any further crimes.
"We have to bring light to every aspect of the suspect's life. It is our duty to investigate the concurrent circumstances that made it possible that such crime, which shocked all of us deeply, could happen," he told a press conference in Amstetten.
"We have to bring light to every aspect of the suspect's life. It is our duty to investigate the concurrent circumstances that made it possible that such crime, which shocked all of us deeply, could happen," he told a press conference in Amstetten.
Mr Fritzl faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted of raping his daughter, among other offences.
Mr Fritzl faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted of raping his daughter, among other offences.
Officials are also considering charges of "murder through failure to act" which carries a longer sentence, in connection with the death of one of the seven children he fathered with Elisabeth.
Officials are also considering charges of "murder through failure to act" which carries a longer sentence, in connection with the death of one of the seven children he fathered with Elisabeth.
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