The jury in the trial of Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, has retired to consider its verdict.
Fritzl, 73, has admitted all the charges against him – including rape, incest, murder and enslavement.
Speaking to the jury, Fritzl said: "I regret from the bottom of my heart what I’ve done to my family."
"Unfortunately I cannot undo what I did. I can only try to limit the damage done as best as I can," he said.
The former electrician could face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
He originally denied enslavement and murder, but changed his pleas on Wednesday after seeing his daughter’s taped testimony.
A court doctor has advised he be sent to a psychiatric facility
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