A judge in Austria has extended by another month the detention of Josef Fritzl, who is accused of imprisoning his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.The ruling came at a 15-minute, closed-door hearing in St Poelten, where Mr Fritzl is being held.
Mr Fritzl, who attended the hearing with his lawyer, is understood to have remained silent.
He has been in custody in St Poelten, in the Lower Austria province, since his arrest at the end of April.
In comments published on Thursday, Mr Fritzl said he was driven by an addiction that "got out of control".
Speaking through his lawyer, he said he had locked up his daughter Elisabeth to protect her from the outside world.
The statement was carried by the Austrian magazine News.
Over the past few days, police have been questioning dozens of people who had connections with Mr Fritzl and his family.
And they have been searching the cellar dungeon inch by inch.
'Matter-of-fact'
In his statement through his lawyer, Mr Fritzl said he had tried to care for Elisabeth and her children by taking them flowers, toys and books.
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