Man, son rape daughters in Italy

The police have arrested a man and his son on suspicion of raping their daughters in the northern Italian city of Turin.



The son was allegedly encouraged to imitate his father, who reportedly kept his daughter captive in a dark room for 25 years, sexually abusing her.



Italian media say the first victim is now 34 and is receiving psychological treatment.



The woman reportedly alerted the police, who now believe that the 63 year old man\'s son also raped his own four daughters.



The woman’s abuse is believed to have started when she was nine years old.



This latest case in Italy is similar to that of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man recently jailed for life for keeping his daughter as a sex slave in a cellar for 24 years.



Mr Fritzl is the father of his daughter’s seven children.