WELFARE STATISM IN ACTION...
Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 08:26AM Repugnant to read that The "British Josef Fritzl" who raped his daughters and made them pregnant 19 times did it to get child benefit payments, his sister-in-law has claimed. The 56-year-old whose name we must not know fathered nine children by the girls in order to support his lifestyle, his relative said. He once offered his younger daughter £500 to have another child in order to boost his income through benefits and tax credits, she said.
"He would always have a roll of £20 notes but everyone knew he had never worked a day in his life," the sister-in-law said. "He claimed to have a bad back but tended an allotment and built huts in his garden. He obviously thought the bundles of benefits he was getting for the children was worth the risk and was not bothered about any pain it caused them." The man, who on Tuesday was sentenced to 25 life sentences, has shown no remorse in prison and has even written to his daughters asking them to buy him gifts, she added. "Can you believe he still wants the girls to pay for things like a pool cue, glasses and even an exercise bike," his sister-in-law said. "He does not regret what he has done and even praises himself for fathering all those illegitimate children."
This man is obviously an evil monster. His crimes against his own daughters sicken me. But it is telling that even this monster could spot how the British Welfare State is a soft touch and and so he was motivated to keep abusing his daughters so he could wring even more cash from the State that just keeps on giving?
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Reader Comments (5)
He ought to have been caught before now. He's sick and hopefully will never again see the outside.
And his daughters are incredibly stupid.
'But it is telling that even this monster could spot how the British Welfare State is a soft touch and and so he was motivated to keep abusing his daughters so he could wring even more cash from the State that just keeps on giving?'
David, you can NOT be serious!
Slightly off topic: does anyone know what is the likelihood of children born as a result of father-daughter incest being handicapped?
Noel
I read it was 50% . Very sad, and astonishing that the authorities did not investigate this further while the births were occuring.