Lawyer demands: prison grandpa Josef F. at the age of 90 to the dementia center!

Lawyer demands: prison grandpa Josef F. at the age of 90 to the dementia center!

Krems-Stein, Österreich - Josef F. turns 90 on April 6, 2025 and is again the focus of public attention. He is convicted of incest and suffers from advancing dementia, as his lawyer Astrid Wagner reports. This is strong for the relocation of her client to a specialized facility for older people with dementia, since she believes that Josef F. needs special therapeutic support.

Currently Josef F. is housed in the Krems-Stein prison. According to Wagner, he is physically "well together", but the review of his mental health could be necessary, possibly by a psychiatric report. The general directorate for the prison will finally decide on the application for relocation.

the background of the case

Josef F. was sentenced to life in 2009 after the incest case in Amstetten was made public in 2008. In this shocking case, he kept his daughter caught in a cellar dungeon for over 20 years and testified with her. One of these children died after birth. His convictions include serious crimes such as murder through omission, slave trade, deprivation of liberty, rape, blood shame and serious coercion.

In the course of his dementia, Josef F. seems to be increasingly confused. It is reported that he imagines that he received calls from the Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker and the US President Donald Trump. This raises questions in this respect, since its intellectual constitution is not optimally described, even if he is able to cope with everyday life in prison.

the future course and legal steps

His lawyer plans to apply for relocation to a dementia center at the Krems Regional Court. This project is supported by the assessment of the state court, which determines that Josef F. is "no longer dangerous". This assessment could be crucial for dealing with the older man in the coming months.

Wagner expressed that Josef F. had the desire to grow old in order to be released from prison. The development in his case remains exciting, especially with regard to the application for relocation and the associated legal and ethical questions. Further information on the subject of mental health in prison can be found in a report by the