Austrian Father Josef Fritzl To Plead Insanity
May 5, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
In keeping with the children and mental health theme (though, on a much more disturbing level), after last week I knew it was only a matter of time before I was passing this information along to you:
AMSTETTEN, Austria – The lawyer for the Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her has said he is preparing an insanity defense (Lawyer: Austrian suspect Fritzl has mental disorder).
I’m not at all surprised and, quite honestly, I don’t feel this is one of those insanity pleas meant to decrease punishment. Anyone who kidnaps his own …read more




