Court Rejects Conditional Release of Josef F.

Josef F., who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Amstetten incest case, will not be conditionally released for the time being. The Regional Court of Krems has rejected an application submitted by her in August, confirmed his defense lawyer Astrid Wagner on Monday afternoon to the APA. "In my opinion, the reasoning is flawed. I will therefore contest this decision," said Wagner. The Vienna Higher Regional Court must deal with the appeal.

Conditional Release of Josef F. Rejected: Court Sees Continued Threat

The findings of the Regional Court of Krems contradict court reports that assume the now 90-year-old Josef F. no longer poses a danger to the public, criticized Wagner. She wants to place her client, who is suffering from a progressive dementia illness, in a dementia center, which would be "a better place than a prison" for Josef F.

Josef F. was transferred from measures to regular detention in May 2024 - based on a decision by a three-judge panel of the Regional Court of Krems. In the same decision, the panel denied a general conditional release from regular detention. The court reaffirmed this in the current decision: Josef F. continues to develop aggression in delusional episodes against his family members, and it cannot be ruled out that he poses a further threat. Additionally, the social prognosis is poor. Josef F. has not been prepared for release while in custody, he has no legal representative, and no accommodation where he could stay.

Amstetten Incest Case Became Known in 2008

The incest case became known at the end of April 2008. Josef F. (who now has a different name) had kept his daughter imprisoned in a basement dungeon for 24 years and fathered seven children with her - one of whom died after birth.

(APA/Red)

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