The young Austrian woman who endured eight and a half years in captivity has adopted a “reserved attitude” toward her parents since her dramatic escape and tearful reunion with her family last week, psychologists treating the teenager said today.

AN Austrian teenager who spent eight years in a dingy underground cell until her dramatic escape last week has defended her captor as “part of my life”, insisting that she didn’t miss anything during her long ordeal.

An Austrian teenager who spent eight years in a dingy underground cell until her dramatic escape last week issued a statement today defending her captor as “part of my life” and insisting she did not miss anything during her long ordeal.