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An Austrian judge ruled Friday that a man suspected of keeping his daughter captive in a dungeon for more than two decades should remain in custody, an official said.

The decision extends Josef Fritzl's pretrial detention by a month, St. Poelten provincial court spokesman Franz Cutka said.

It was made Friday during a routine, closed-door session required under Austrian law and will be re-evaluated in June. Read full article »

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