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Partner Arrested: Dispute in Vienna-Penzing Ends with Stabbing

Die Lebensgefährtin des Mannes steht unter Tatverdacht.
Die Lebensgefährtin des Mannes steht unter Tatverdacht. ©APA/EVA MANHART
Dispute in apartment in Vienna-Penzing escalates – a 45-year-old man was seriously injured, the suspect, his partner, was taken to a detention center.

In an apartment in the 14th district of Vienna, a violent incident occurred on Tuesday evening around 9:15 PM. According to the police, a 34-year-old woman is suspected of seriously injuring her partner with a knife.

Vienna-Penzing: Seriously injured man taken to hospital

Residents of the building had previously heard screams from the apartment and alerted emergency services. Officers from the Leyserstraße police station arrived shortly after and arrested the 34-year-old Lithuanian national. According to the police, she had an alcohol level of about two per mille. She reportedly attacked her partner with the knife because he was "getting on her nerves."

Her 45-year-old partner suffered a stab wound to the upper body and received emergency medical care from the Vienna professional rescue service. He was then taken to a hospital. There is no further information available about his current health condition.

Investigation taken over by the State Criminal Police Office

The Vienna State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation. The suspect is currently in a detention center.

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