Dispute with Ex in Vienna-Meidling Escalated: 20-Year-Old Injured and Arrested

The 20-year-old was injured on the arm, said a spokesperson for the State Police Directorate to APA. The woman claimed to have acted in self-defense. The Austrian is in a detention center, and the 26-year-old was reported.

20-Year-Old Visited Ex-Girlfriend in Vienna-Meidling

The 20-year-old, who according to police was born female but identifies as male, visited his ex-girlfriend in her apartment in the Zanaschkagasse area around 2:00 PM on Sunday, thereby violating an existing restraining order. A dispute then ensued. The trans man allegedly took two kitchen knives and threatened the 26-year-old with them. She then also grabbed a knife and injured her ex-partner on the arm. An emergency call was subsequently made.

Weapons and Blood Traces Secured in Vienna-Meidling

Initially, both told the officers from the Arndtstraße police station that the 20-year-old had been robbed and injured with a knife by youths. During further investigations, the 26-year-old described the likely actual course of events, citing self-defense following the threat. The weapons and blood traces were secured. The 20-year-old received emergency medical care from the Vienna professional rescue service and was taken to a hospital with an eight to ten centimeter deep cut wound. He was then taken to a detention center. The 26-year-old was questioned and reported at large.

(APA/Red)

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