After attempted murder

Stabbing victim had to be operated on a second time

The Serbian woman (22), who was covered in blood and critically injured, had been able to flee into the stairwell of the apartment building after the knife attack.(Bild: @Flashpictures, Krone KREATIV)

The Serbian woman (22) who was critically injured by her partner the previous week is out of danger. She was transferred to the normal ward on Tuesday. However, it has not yet been possible to question her about what happened. The suspect claims to have acted out of jealousy.

The relatives of the Serbian woman who was stabbed to death in Linz-Ebelsberg on Thursday can now apparently breathe a sigh of relief. The 22-year-old woman, who was critically injured with a knife by her partner, was transferred from intensive care to the normal ward of the Kepler University Hospital Linz on Tuesday.

Unfortunately, however, she had previously developed medical complications. The young woman therefore had to undergo a second operation on Monday. This operation was apparently successful.

However, criminal investigators have not yet been able to question the 22-year-old about the course of events. "This will certainly not take place before Thursday", emphasizes Reinhard Huemer-Steiner, spokesman for the Linz public prosecutor's office.

There was a medical complication that required the victim to undergo another operation on Monday.

Staatsanwalt Reinhard Huemer-Steiner

Due to the confession of the suspect (25) - he admits that he wanted to kill the woman - there is no need for haste in this regard.

The Serbian man - who wanted to kill himself after the crime and seriously injured himself - claims to have acted out of jealousy. He is also said to have had repeated arguments with his parents-in-law.

As reported, the man has since been transferred from hospital to Linz prison, where he is receiving further medical care. "He is fit for prison", said the public prosecutor.