Bloody deed in Linz

Several stabs: Bloody knife attack on girlfriend

The 22-year-old fled to this house after the knife attack by her partner.

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Horrible deed in Linz! A 25-year-old man is said to have brutally attacked his girlfriend (22) with a kitchen knife on Thursday evening, stabbing her several times. The victim managed to escape and then collapsed in an apartment building. The police are investigating attempted murder.

Thursday evening around 6 p.m., Linz-Ebelsberg crime scene: A 25-year-old Serbian man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend (22) several times with a kitchen knife in the street. Despite her serious injuries, the victim was able to save herself in her car and drive away, but had to get out shortly afterwards and save herself in an apartment building. The 22-year-old collapsed there.

Neighbors gave the injured woman first aid and called the emergency services.

Two emergency operations
In the meantime, the 25-year-old is said to have inflicted serious stab wounds on himself before he was arrested by the rapid intervention team.

Both the victim and the alleged perpetrator were immediately taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Both were still being guarded by police officers at their hospital beds on Friday morning and could not yet be questioned about the course of events.

The State Office of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation. They are investigating suspected attempted murder.

Already 18 murders of women
According to the police, the reason for the murder may have been "long-standing relationship problems". According to the Austrian Autonomous Women's Shelters, 18 women have already been murdered by men across Austria this year, in addition to 29 cases of attempted murder or serious violence.