Incest dungeon slave Elisabeth Fritzl believes she has been sold out by a close family member, with leaked photos and personal details about the 42-year-old and her children splashed across a UK tabloid.
Ms Fritzl — who was imprisoned for 24 years by father Josef in his Austrian basement where she gave birth to seven of his children — has now slammed the media for an "unbearable disturbance" on her life.
British tabloid The Sun ran a double-page spread last week with photos of Ms Fritzl and her daughter Kerstin as they shopped near their home in Austria.
In a statement released by her lawyer after the photos were published, Ms Fritzl said: "The permanent and persistent attempts of media representatives to get in touch with me and my children are an unbearable disturbance of my life.
"I do not wish any contact with the press and will not give any interviews."
According to The Austrian Times, Ms Fritzl suspects a "close female relative" has entered into several lucrative deals with media outlets in exchange for photos and details of where Ms Fritzl and her six surviving children have begun their new life.
The full horror perpetrated by Josef Fritzl in his Amstetten basement was exposed last April when his granddaughter Kerstin fell ill and required hospital treatment.
Elisabeth and her children were rescued from their dungeon existence and rehabilitated at a nearby clinic. Last December they moved into their own residence at an undisclosed location.
Josef Fritzl has been charged with murder, rape, incest, grievous assault and slavery.
He remains in St Poelten prison and could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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