Lawyer says cellar rapist deserves 'social training'

JOSEF Fritzl's lawyer claims the cellar rape monster should be let out of jail for special "social training" to enjoy coffees at local cafes.

- BY ANDY LINES Chief Reporter and ROB HYDE

The 90-year-old, who caged his own daughter for 24 years, fathering seven children through years of abuse, has applied for early release.

His lawyer Astrid Wagner said she had petitioned for Fritzl to get out on a special "social training" scheme.

This means he could soon be enjoying day visits to Vienna, and coffees in local cafes, despite not being officially released.

Fritzl, who takes dementia medication, has been moved from a secure psychiatric facility to a regular jail in Krems, Austria.