Locked in a celler for 24 years and abused.

A 73-year-old Austrian is under arrest on suspicion of hiding his
daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering seven children with
her, police say.
The existence of the woman, believed missing since 1984 and now 42,
emerged after a teenager said to be her daughter was taken to hospital.

One of the children the man allegedly fathered died in infancy, police
believe.

Three children, including the 19-year-old who was taken to hospital, were
allegedly kept in the cellar with their mother while the other three
reportedly grew up with their grandparents.

The six children are three boys and three girls aged between five and 20.

"They are being cared for individually - those between 12 and 16 years of
age who grew up with their grandparents, and two boys who, when they
came out yesterday with their mother, saw the daylight for the first
time in their lives," he said.

She said she had been sexually abused by her father since the age of 11.

Josef allegedly lured her into the cellar of their house in Amstetten on 28
August 1984, drugging and handcuffing her before locking her up.

Abused continuously during the 24-year-long imprisonment",
Elisabeth bore six children while a seventh, one of a set of twins, died soon after birth.

The dead baby was allegedly taken out of the cellar and burnt by Josef.


His wife Rosemarie had allegedly not been aware of what was going on.:eek::eek::eek: