Knife Attack in Vienna Law Firm - 53-Year-Old Confesses

Following the knife attack on an employee of a Vienna law firm, the regional court, at the request of the public prosecutor's office, imposed pre-trial detention on the confessing suspect on Wednesday afternoon. "He made no statements and referred to the statements made to the police," said court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn about his interrogation. The 53-year-old is alleged to have stabbed the employee multiple times on Monday, causing life-threatening injuries.

Reports that a dispute over money was the trigger for the attack were neither confirmed nor commented on by the state police department or the court on Wednesday to the APA. It is, after all, an ongoing investigation, said the court spokeswoman. Media reported on Wednesday that the 53-year-old was a client of the law firm under adult representation. The accused is now in the Josefstadt prison, which, with a special hospital, is also equipped for the care of mentally ill detainees, according to Salzborn.

Condition of Woman Stable

In the meantime, the 56-year-old is in a stable condition again. The police did not provide further details on statements or the man's motive. Earlier in the week, there had already been an altercation and the attack in the entrance area of the law firm. The man is said to have punched the employee - who is not a lawyer herself - in the courtyard, followed her into the stairwell, and stabbed the 56-year-old multiple times there. No information has been provided about the content of the dispute so far.

Client of Law Firm

Despite severe injuries, the victim was able to escape to the law firm, where a colleague alerted the police. The Vienna emergency services provided the woman with emergency medical care and took her to a hospital. The search for the suspect, who was a client of the law firm, began immediately after the bloody act. The police released images of the man and urged the public to be cautious. The 53-year-old was discovered later that evening as he approached his residential address in Vienna-Landstraße. The rapid response unit arrested the suspect without resistance.

(APA/Red)

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