Vienna investigators have clarified a violent robbery in which a man forced his way into a 72-year-old woman’s apartment and stole her belongings. The incident happened on 31 July 2026 at around 15:30 in Vienna’s 21st district. The woman opened her door to take out trash, but a man waited in the hallway and, after she asked if he was looking for someone, indicated her flat. When she tried to close the door again, the man pressed against it and gained forced entry. He grabbed the victim by both upper arms and shoved her to the side. The suspect then rushed into the bedroom and grabbed the woman’s wallet and mobile phone before fleeing. He escaped by jumping through an open hallway window on the ground floor. The Vienna State Criminal Police Office (Landeskriminalamt Wien) took over the investigation. Crime scene traces were secured and led to identifying a suspect. The man, 27, from Slovakia, was already arrested on 1 September 2026 due to other offences. He has been in custody since then.