Josef Fritzl's psychological abnormalities should be regarded as extenuating circumstances in any sentence handed down at his trial in Austria, his lawyer said on Thursday. "Extenuating circumstances must be taken into consideration," Rudolf Mayer told jurors in his closing statement on the final day of the trial. "Regarding the charge of murder, I don't believe it was," Mayer ...

The eight jurors in the trial of Josef Fritzl withdrew Thursday to decide whether the 73-year-old was guilty as charged of murder, incest, rape, sequestration, grievous assault and enslavement. Earlier, the prosecution called for a "maximum" sentence -- which is life in the case of murder -- for the 73-year-old, who has confessed to all charges. His lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, argued that ...