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World Service,17 Aug 2009,28 mins

Dr Heidi Kastner, Forensic Psychiatrist

The Interview Archive

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Dr Heidi Kastner is the forensic psychiatrist who had to assess the mental state of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian convicted earlier this year of imprisoning and raping his daughter over a 24 year period. This week on The Interview Dr Kastner tells Carrie Gracie about the challenges of her job - the curiosity which took her into the field and the occasional sense of helplessness that her job inflicts on her.

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