Vienna police arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of a sexual offence after an attack on a 28-year-old jogger near Brigittenauer Lände. The incident happened in the early hours of 12.10.2026, at 06:45, in Vienna’s 20th district. The suspect is accused of grabbing the woman from behind, knocking her to the ground, and driving her down a embankment. There, he allegedly tried to carry out sexual acts. Police said a passer-by stepped in during the incident. The man stopped what he was doing and initially fled. Officers from the Polizeiinspektion Vorgartenstraße arrested the suspect as part of an immediate manhunt, with support from forces from Polizeiinspektion Tempelgasse. The 34-year-old showed no confession during questioning. On the order of the public prosecutor’s office in Vienna, he was taken to a prison facility. The Landeskriminalamt Wien, Außenstelle Zentrum-Ost, is handling the further investigation. The suspect remains in custody as the investigation continues.