Cell horror father 'had power complex'

The Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her suffered from a “power complex” and possibly other disorders, experts said today.

The Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her suffered from a “power complex” and possibly other disorders, experts said today.

Psychiatrist Reinhard Haller said he believed Josef Fritzl was driven by pronounced narcissism and a need to exercise power over others.

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