Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Austrian monster pleads guilty

Perhaps a change of heart or, more likely, a realization as to the futility of the fight? Also there seems to be a hint of a deal -- that Fritzl will serve his sentence in a psychiatric ward rather than prison.

Fritzl pleads guilty to all charges

VERONIKA OLEKSYN Associated Press ST. POELTEN, Austria — In a stunning turn of events, an Austrian on trial for imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges against him — including negligent homicide — after hearing his daughter's heart-wrenching testimony.

Saying he had a change of heart, Josef Fritzl calmly acknowledged his guilt on the third day of a trial that has drawn media attention from around the world for its shocking allegations.

"I declare myself guilty to the charges in the indictment," Mr. Fritzl, 73, told a panel of judges, referring at one point to what he called "my sick behaviour."
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