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Family drama in Vienna: 30-year-old violently injures three people!
In Vienna-Donaustadt, a family was injured on October 29, 2025 during an attack that was ended with pepper spray.
Family drama in Vienna: 30-year-old violently injures three people!
On Tuesday evening there was a brutal incident in a residential building in Vienna-Donaustadt, which resulted in several injuries. A 30-year-old attacked his partner and her 60-year-old father with punches. After the attacking scene, the two fled to neighbors for help. But the situation escalated further when a 70-year-old who happened to be in the house also became a victim of the perpetrator and was knocked down in the stairwell. Loud courier The police had to be called in after the perpetrator aggressively banged on the neighbor's door and made threats.
The officers found the 70-year-old lying on the ground with serious head injuries. Despite attempts to calm him down, the suspect refused to be stopped and was eventually subdued with pepper spray. WEGA had to kick down the badly damaged apartment door to help the victims. The 30-year-old and her father received medical attention and were discharged to home care, while the 70-year-old was taken to hospital with head injuries.
Serious allegations against the suspect
The 30-year-old was charged with multiple bodily harm, property damage and attempted resistance to state authority. Two police officers also suffered injuries and had to stop their duties. The man is currently in police custody. Such incidents repeatedly highlight developments in Vienna's crime landscape. It is striking that violent crime is generally increasing. Like the current one Police crime statistics shows, violent crime in Germany rose by 1.5% in 2024 and reached its highest level since 2007.
A particularly worrying trend is the increase in violent crimes involving less experienced perpetrators. Children and young people in particular are seeing increasing numbers of suspects. This shows that important preventive measures are lacking in many places.
The social background
The case in Vienna is therefore not isolated. Similar incidents are becoming more frequent and the police are faced with the challenge of dealing with them. Increases in violence among young people can be viewed in a broader social context, which also includes the increase in knife attacks. The statistics report 29,014 knife attacks, which also contributes to the aggravation of the security situation.
Those affected deserve our support during this difficult time and the causes of such violent behavior should be urgently questioned. The City of Vienna has made it its mission to help even in difficult cases and to take warning signals seriously.