Abused daughter of ‘Brazil’s Fritzl’ made dash for freedom by DRUGGING monster dad after baby survived botched abortion
THE abused daughter of 'Brazil's Josepf Fritzl' made her dash for freedom after drugging her monster dad.
The brave girl alerted police to the two-decade nightmare the family faced after she slipped him sleeping pills.
Police then conducted a month-long investigation of the isolated home in the state of Minas Gerais.
They now allege the escapee, her six siblings, mother, and even grandmother all were allegedly kept in solitary confinement and sexually abused over decades.
The 52-year-old father was said to be so brutal that he has been compared to infamous Austrian incestuous abuser Josepf Fritzl.
He has now been charged with crimes of false imprisonment, rape of a vulnerable person, psychological violence, abortion and concealment of a corpse.
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One of the daughters survived an abortion while she was a six-month-old fetus after being rescued by a midwife.
But police did uncover three buried fetuses in the garden, with one nearly full-term at eight months old.
The man's wife had endured the horror since she was just 17 and faced the abuse for 23 years.
She had been forced to undergo three abortions after being forced to take medication.
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The man's children, which were still alive, were aged three to 22.
The man reportedly drilled holes in the walls to spy on his daughters as they dressed and bathed.
Since their rescue and the man's arrest, his family have been relocated to a different state for their protection.
Police spokesperson Herika Ribeiro Sena said the wife, now safe, was only ever allowed to leave the house to receive benefits, often under the suspect’s watchful eye.
Sena said: "None of the neighbours knew her, not even relatives had access to her."
Josef Fritzl's twisted timeline
Josef Fritzl has spent the last 15 years behind bars after he confessed to raping and imprisoning his daughter over a horrific 24-year period.
1977: Fritzl's daughter Elisabeth claims she was abused for the first time as an 11-year-old.
August 28, 1984: Fritzl asks Elisabeth to help him install a door in his cellar before drugging her with an ether-soaked towel.
The daughter is tied up and chained to a bed for the next 24-years.
August 29, 1984: Fritzl and his wife Rosemarie report their daughter missing.
1988-1990: The first children are born after Fritzl continuously rapes Elisabeth - Kerstin first followed by Stefan.
May 19, 1993: Nine-month-old baby named Lisa found on the families doorstep with a 'letter from Elisabeth' - Rosemarie raises Lisa with Fritzl.
December 15, 1994: Monika is also found outside by the parents and once again looked after.
1996: Elisabeth gives birth to twins Alexander and Michael but Michael dies at birth due to breathing issues and is tossed in an incinerator.
1997: Alexander appears outside the house just like Lisa and Monika and is taken in.
December 2002: The final child is born in the cellar as Felix is kept trapped in the hellhole with his two other siblings.
April 19, 2008: Kerstin, 19, becomes seriously ill and needs medical help so is taken by Fritzl to the hospital in Amstetten.
April 19-26, 2008: Elisabeth is allowed to leave the cellar with her two children after police ask to contact Kerstin's mother.
April 26, 2008: Police arrest Fritzl, who is with Elisabeth near the hospital.
April 27, 2008: Cops explore underground cellar as all the siblings meet for the first time.
April 28, 2008: Fritzl confesses to his horrific crimes.
2009: Fritzl sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape, false imprisonment, manslaughter by negligence and incest.
March 2024: The perverted pensioner becomes eligible for parole after 15-years behind bars.
April 30, 2024: Fritzl is moved from a high security prison to a normal one.
