Arrest After Dispute in Vienna-Meidling

Upon the arrival of the police in September 2025, officers found a 24-year-old woman with a bleeding neck wound and her 27-year-old husband. Initially, investigators were looking into the possibility of suicide, but eventually, suspicion against her partner was confirmed, as reported by the state police directorate on Sunday. The man is currently in a detention center.

Suspicion against 27-year-old confirmed: Suspect refused to testify

The 24-year-old and her 27-year-old partner had a confrontation in the apartment at that time. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the Austrian and his partner with a severely bleeding neck wound. She initially told the responders that following the disagreement, she went to the kitchen to attempt suicide with a knife. She was eventually taken to a hospital with serious injuries. "She was in an induced coma there and in the intensive care unit until two days ago," a police spokeswoman told APA. "However, she has now been able to be questioned," the spokeswoman said. During this, the 24-year-old stated that the 27-year-old had stabbed her. Subsequently, interviews with acquaintances were conducted, which further confirmed the suspicion, the spokeswoman reported.

The partner was therefore arrested on Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder. However, the suspect has so far refused to testify and has been taken to a detention center. A restraining order and a preliminary weapons ban have been issued. The 24-year-old is still hospitalized.

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; Violence Protection Center Vienna: https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/wien/ and the 24-hour Women's Emergency Hotline of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as the Women's Shelter Emergency Hotline at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217; Police emergency number: 133.

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