Sticking after brutal bottle attack on couple on the Danube Canal!

Sticking after brutal bottle attack on couple on the Danube Canal!

Donaukanal, Wien, Österreich - On October 5, 2024, a brutal attack on a couple on the Danube Canal in Vienna, which the investigators employed for a long time. Around 3 a.m., two perpetrators demanded valuable items and cash from the victims. However, these refused to comply with the demands, which led to a violent incident. A perpetrator broke a beer bottle and injured the 22-year-old man, who was protecting in front of his companion, on the left forearm. The woman's second perpetrator snatched her cell phone and wallet, before the two fled in an unknown direction, such as kosmo.at .

Investigation breakthrough in July 2025

After months of investigation, there was a breakthrough on July 10, 2025: a 21-year-old suspect was arrested and was partially confessed. He was admitted to a prison. Further investigations into the second suspect are underway, which the authorities and the victims hope that this will also be quickly caught. The police continued to ask the public for helping to collect additional information.

The incident falls into a time when the security situation in Vienna focuses on. The police crime statistics (PKS) shows that the number of raids has been continuously observed in recent years. The PKS takes into account all the crimes indicated in accordance with the Austrian Criminal Code and records the developments of criminal events since 2001. Current security reports are regularly created by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and offer important insights into crime policy developments, explains the Federal Criminal Police Office .

The police encourage the population to report suspected cases and to actively participate in combating crime. The only phone number for information on the suspects is 01-31310-62800. Anonymous messages are also possible. The civil courage of the citizens could be crucial to prevent further raids and to hold the perpetrators into account.