The family of an Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her have been united for the first time in what doctors described as an "astonishing" gathering.
The Austrian man who fathered seven children by his daughter is making his first court appearance and is expected to plead insanity.
Josef Fritzl, 73, has admitted imprisoning Elisabeth Fritzl, 43, in a windowless cellar for 24 years and raping her repeatedly.
She gave birth to seven of his children, now aged between 19 and five years, three of whom remained locked up with their mother and never saw sunlight until their fate was revealed nearly two weeks ago.
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DNA tests showed that Austrian Josef Fritzl, who raped his daughter and kept her prisoner in a windowless cellar for 24 years, was the father of her six surviving children, police said.
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