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Josef Fritzl to be moved to regular prison from psychiatric unit, lawyer says

Josef Fritzl
Josef Fritzl’s lawyer applied for his early release from jail on the grounds of old age and dementia. Photograph: Anonymous/AP

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who raped and incarcerated his daughter in a purpose-built prison beneath his home for 24 years, will be transferred to a regular prison from a prison psychiatric unit, his lawyer has said – paving the way for his release to a nursing home.

Earlier this month his lawyer, Astrid Wagner, announced he was applying for early release from jail on the grounds of old age and dementia.

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