Suspect remains silent

41-year-old man remanded in custody after knife attack

The woman was seriously injured in the attack.(Bild: Judt Reinhard)

Following the knife attack on a 33-year-old woman in Breitenbrunn (district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung), the 41-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on Saturday.

He is being investigated for attempted murder. The Hungarian citizen had seriously injured his ex-wife with a knife to the neck in a parking lot in front of her apartment on Thursday evening.

The police arrested the 41-year-old in his apartment in Breitenbrunn on Friday. He had previously written a farewell letter and had injuries. Despite these injuries, he is fit for questioning but has not yet provided any information about the crime, according to the public prosecutor's office.