A woman allegedly bit and injured security staff and police during an incident at Vienna’s Praterstern rail hub. Police arrested her after she was accused of attacking people during the intervention. The events took place on 10.10.2026 at 18:45 at the 2., Bahnhof Praterstern station platform for the U1 line. Security employees of Wiener Linien first noticed a heftig, allegedly quarrelling pair and accompanied the two to the exit. According to police, the woman grabbed her companion’s leg and bit him, leaving him with a bleeding wound. When security staff stepped in, she allegedly twisted an employee’s arm, injuring her shoulder. Wiener Linien staff called the police emergency number. When the injured companion saw police were on the way, he left, saying he did not want to have anything to do with the police. Officers from Polizeiinspektion Praterstern reported that the woman appeared to be affected by drugs and/or alcohol and behaved extremely aggressively. She was therefore taken into custody. During the arrest attempt, she allegedly tried to bite a police officer on the knee. Just before transfer to the arrest room, the woman allegedly bit a second officer in the calf. Police also seized cannabis resin from her. She remains in police custody.