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The Times - Austria: Josef Fritzl victims ‘face eight years’ intensive therapy

Never in modern Europe has there been a case of such sustained sensory deprivation. Even Natascha Kampusch, who escaped from her kidnapper 18 months ago, spent part of her captivity upstairs, was allowed occasionally into the garden and was even taken on a trip to the mountains by her abductor. Moreover, she was already 10 years old when she was first kidnapped, already quite articulate, able to read and write and aware that she was a captive. None of the cellar children were told they were prisoners; Elisabeth presented their cellar existence as normal life.

First thing I thought of was that Jodie Foster move, Nell. I thought, lord the researchers are going to be clawing at their door. And it looks like they’re starting to warm up to the topic.

And, I mean, not necessarily in a bad way. Or, in an entirely bad way, but it’ll still be fascinating.