Radical Islamist parents in Austria are accused of forcing their five children to watch ISIS execution videos.

The mother and father, 29 and 39, respectively, made their children watch the attacks to 'turn them into better jihadists', it is alleged.

The pair, who have not been publicly named, appeared before a court in Graz, Austria, this week on abuse charges.

The court heard how the pair took the children to Syria where they were then forced to watch gruesome beheading videos and ISIS battle scenes on a daily basis.

The mother and father, 29 and 39, respectively, made their children watch the attacks to 'turn them into better jihadists', it was alleged in a Graz, Austria, court as they faced child abuse charges. Pictured above, a file photo of an IS member in Syria

The parents then forced their eight-year-old son to partake in military weapons training for 'self defence' which they also joined in on.

The father told the court that even children as young as six started training with replica firearms under ISIS tuition.

Judges heard that some of the five children described the shocking videos as 'cool' while others found them 'gruesome'.

Defence lawyers claimed that the family had only been visiting Syria on a 'holiday' but prosecutors proved that the dad had sold his car to fund the trip, and alleged this was evidence it was a 'planned trip' to get them infiltrated into the jihadi way of life.

Prosecutors demanded: 'Do you sell your car before every holiday?'

The court heard how the pair took the children to Syria where they were then forced to watch gruesome beheading videos (one pictured above) and ISIS battle scenes on a daily basis

The dad claimed he had been 'hoodwinked' by a radical sect at his local mosque, saying: 'In the mosque I have heard that I can live in Syria in accordance with Islam, there is freedom for the wife and children.'

He said he wanted to leave his old life behind, but be able to continue claiming Austria's generous social services benefits.

And though he denies being an IS member, he admitted receiving a car, a flat and a job from the terror group.

At several points in the hearing, he astonished the court by laughing at the evidence.

He said: 'I am sorry, a lot goes through my head, what we had to do.'

And the judge replied: 'And you laugh because of that?'

The children's mother claimed she saw nothing wrong in her husband carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle in front of their children.

She said: 'Everyone had one.'

The case continues this week.