Dungeon dad finally pleads guilty to murder charge also.Byline: ANI Melbourne, Mar 18 (ANI): Dungeon Dungeon - Zork dad Josef Fritzl has pleaded guilty to all the charges with which he has been charged, including murdering one of the children he fathered with his daughter Elisabeth, whom he kept as a sex slave for 24 years. At the start of the third day of his trial, the Austrian engineer changed his plea to guilty on all charges, including the murder for which he faces a life sentence. "I plead guilty to the crimes I've been charged with," News.com.au quoted him as saying. Fritzl had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges of rape, incest, false imprisonment false imprisonment, complete restraint upon a person's liberty of movement without legal justification. Actual physical contact is not necessary; a show of authority or a threat of force is sufficient. The person falsely imprisoned may sue the offender for damages. and coercion, but denied an allegation of slavery and murder. When asked by the judge what had caused him to change his plea, the 73-year-old said: "My daughter's videotaped testimony." Fritzl added: "I'm sorry." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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