A 37-year-old man was stabbed in Vienna’s Ottakring district by an unknown man with a knife, police said. The attack happened on 27.10.2026 at 14:45 in the area of Hasnerstraße. The victim had just been jogging and stopped briefly, when he was injured. He fought back and shouted for help. Passers-by noticed the two men and the suspect ran towards the U-Bahn station U3 Ottakring, police said. He was later stopped by officers after a detailed description and images from nearby video surveillance. Police from the Wattgasse and Brunnengasse stations arrested a 29-year-old man, with the case handled by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office’s Leib und Leben unit. In questioning, the man admitted the allegations. At the scene, officers found and seized a kitchen knife with a blade that had broken into multiple pieces. Prosecutors ordered the suspect to be taken to a prison. The investigation is ongoing under the Leib und Leben unit.