Schoolgirl kidnap case reopened by Austrian police

AN investigation into the kidnapping of schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch has been reopened in Austria to determine whether more people were involved.

Kampusch was abducted aged 10 as she walked to school in 1998 and was held in a cell beneath a house garage until her dash to freedom in August 2006. Her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil, 44, committed suicide hours after her escape.

Independent investigators concluded in June that police failed to pursue leads that could have snared her abductor quickly.