Police in Vienna’s Margareten have arrested a 45-year-old man suspected of attacking his wife after asking her to come to his apartment to sign divorce papers. The incident happened on 20 October 2026 at around 19:00 in Margareten. Police from the Van-der-Nüll-Gasse station, with support from WEGA, took the man into custody at his home. Officers allege that the suspect first cut his wife’s hair and then caused injuries to her back with a sharp object when she tried to flee the apartment. The woman went to a friend in Favoriten, where police and rescue services were called. The injured woman was treated by the Berufsrettung Wien and then taken to hospital. Police issued a residence and approach ban and a temporary weapons ban against the man. He is being held in police custody. Vienna police said the investigation is ongoing, with the suspect still in custody.